Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyDelphinidae (Delfínids)
- GenusDelphinus (Common Dolphins)
- SpeciesDelphinus delphis (Common Dolphin)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
Mesoplodon ginkgodens
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
📅 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 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 14 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Dolphin in Channel Islands National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Common Dolphin sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 525 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Dolphin in Channel Islands National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Dolphin in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.