Impala are mixed feeders, feeding on both grass and browse selectively. Grasses are usually only grazed when growing. Leaves, herbs, shoots and seedpods form an important part of their diet, especially in wintertime when the grasses are dry. The fine twigs and leaves of Acacia spp are a common item in their diet. The fine twigs and leaves of Combretum, Grewia spp Ziziphus spp, Maytenus spp, and a variety of other browse plants are also eaten. Common grass species eaton by the impala include Digitaria eriantha, Themede triandra, Cynodon dactylon, Urochloa mosabiscensis and Panicum maximum. Impala have a tendency to congregate on heavily over-utilised veld with a high compositon of increaser 2 species. Impala are rarely found in areas where decreaser grass species are dominant
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