Painted Hunting Dog

Painted Hunting Dog

Lycaon pictus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kafue National Park
10 Verified records at Kafue National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild canine in Africa and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws. An estimated 6,600 adults (including 1,400 mature individuals) live in 39 subpopulations, all threatened by habitat fragmentation, human persecution, and outbreaks of disease. As the largest subpopulation probably consists of fewer than 250 individuals, the African wild dog has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1990. The African wild dog is a specialized hunter of terrestrial ungulates, mostly hunting at dawn and dusk, but it also displays diurnal activity. It captures its prey by using stamina and cooperative hunting to exhaust them. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Hunting Dog sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
60–70
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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
20–30%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
11 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
14 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
15 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
16 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Painted Hunting Dog in Kafue National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Hunting Dog sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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