Genus

African wild dogs

Lycaon

1 species in our catalog · found in 21 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyCanidae (Canids)
GenusLycaon (African wild dogs)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Lycaon pictus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African wild dogs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~60%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~60%
2	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~50%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~50%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~50%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~50%
4	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~40%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~40%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~40%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~40%
6	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~30%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~30%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~30%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~30%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~30%
9	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~30%
10	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~30%
	Painted Hunting Dog			Insufficient data
11	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~30%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~30%
12	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~20%
13	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~20%
14	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Painted Hunting Dog			Insufficient data
15	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~20%
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Painted Hunting Dog			Insufficient data
17	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Painted Hunting Dog			Insufficient data
18	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Painted Hunting Dog			Insufficient data
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Painted Hunting Dog			~10%
20	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Painted Hunting Dog			Insufficient data
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	Painted Hunting Dog			Insufficient data

African wild dogs

Species in this group

Painted Hunting Dog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African wild dogs

Parks Ranked