Painted Hunting Dog

Painted Hunting Dog

Lycaon pictus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
40–50%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
5 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
40–50%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
11 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
16 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Hunting Dog in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Painted Hunting Dog sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Painted Hunting Dog in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Painted Hunting Dog in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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