Fin Whale

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bahía de Loreto National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
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 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
8 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
11 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fin Whale in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Fin Whale sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fin Whale in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Fin Whale in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.

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