The blue wildebeest, also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest, or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest. It is placed in the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae, and has a close taxonomic relationship with the black wildebeest.

Scientific name: Connochaetes taurinus

Family: Bovidae

Order: Artiodactyla

Class: Mammalia

Phylum: Chordata

Kingdom: Animali