Painted Hunting Dog

Painted Hunting Dog

Lycaon pictus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kruger National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Kruger National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Painted Hunting Dog sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 552 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Painted Hunting Dog in Kruger National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Painted Hunting Dog in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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