Painted Hunting Dog
Lycaon pictus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyCanidae (Canids)
- GenusLycaon (African wild dogs)
- SpeciesLycaon pictus (Painted Hunting Dog)
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Bat-eared Fox
Otocyon megalotis
Lion
Panthera leo
Common Dwarf Mongoose
Helogale parvula
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Banded Mongoose
Mungos mungo
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Serval
Leptailurus serval
Northern Small-spotted Genet
Genetta genetta
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
White-tailed Mongoose
Ichneumia albicauda
Slender Mongoose
Galerella sanguinea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 11 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Painted Hunting Dog in Hwange National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Painted Hunting Dog sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Painted Hunting Dog in Hwange National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Painted Hunting Dog in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.