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WarthogPhacochoerus africanus
The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa.
Wanneer om te besoek
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Beste maandeEnige maand
Records5,729 records
Curve from 5,729 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Waar jy dit sal kry
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Warthog is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
5,729 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Warthog aanteken
Kruger National ParkLimpopo · Best Apr to Sep9 plekke
Phinda Private Game ReserveKwaZulu-Natal · Year-round5 plekke
Sabi Sand Game ReserveMpumalanga · Year-round4 plekke
Addo Elephant National ParkEastern Cape · Year-round3 plekke
Timbavati Private Nature ReserveLimpopo · Best May to Sep2 plekke
Welgevonden Game ReserveLimpopo · Best May to Sep2 plekke
Madikwe Game ReserveNorth West · Best Apr to Sep1 plek
Plekke om te bly
50+ resultate in Suid-Afrika
- Which parks and reserves are best for the Warthog in South Africa?
- Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Warthog at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Phinda Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Addo Elephant National Park, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve and Welgevonden Game Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
- Where can you see the Warthog in South Africa?
- The Warthog is most recorded in Mpumalanga (27% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (23% of records), Limpopo (19% of records), based on 5 729 iNaturalist observations. 53 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Warthog on site or nearby.
- When is the best time to see the Warthog?
- The Warthog is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal; Addo Elephant National Park: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
- What is the Warthog?
- 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.