Common Warthog

Where to see

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Kidepo Valley National Park leads · 38 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Warthog during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~80%
2 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~80%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~80%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~80%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~70%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
8 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~70%
9 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
10 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~70%
11 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
12 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~70%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~70%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
16 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
17 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
18 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
19 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
20 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
22 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
23 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
24 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
25 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common Warthog?

Kidepo Valley National Park

In Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Common Warthog sighting on a given day, the highest of the 38 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Common Warthog?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January–March, July–August and October in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), April in Bale Mountains National Park (about 90%) and June and August–February in Lake Mburo National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Warthog on a given day. Each park's Common Warthog page has the full month-by-month chart.