Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyBalaenopteridae (Rorquals)
- GenusBalaenoptera
- SpeciesBalaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale)
Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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.