Common Warthog

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

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

The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P. aethiopicus, but today that scientific name is restricted to the desert warthog of northern Kenya, Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Warthog sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
70–80%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
70–80%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
70–80%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
6 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
60–70%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
60–70%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
60–70%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
11 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
12 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
60–70%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
60–70%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
60–70%
15 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
16 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
17 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
18 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
19 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
50–60%
20 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
21 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
50–60%
22 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
23 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
40–50%
25 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
26 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
40–50%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
28 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
30 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
31 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
32 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
33 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
34 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
35 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
36 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
37 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
38 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
39 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
40 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
41 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
42 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
43 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
44 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
45 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
46 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Warthog in Virunga National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Common Warthog sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 58 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Warthog in Virunga National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Common Warthog in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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