Humpback Whale

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park

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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	80–90%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	50–60%
3	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	40–50%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
6	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
7	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
10	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
13	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
14	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
15	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
20	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
23	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
26	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
27	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
28	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
29	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
30	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
32	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
33	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
34	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
35	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
36	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
38	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
40	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
41	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
43	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Humpback Whale in Channel Islands National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Humpback Whale sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 235 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Humpback Whale in Channel Islands National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Humpback Whale in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.