Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyDelphinidae (Delfínids)
- GenusGrampus
- SpeciesGrampus griseus (Risso's Dolphin)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
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 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Risso's Dolphin in Channel Islands National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Risso's Dolphin sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Risso's Dolphin in Channel Islands National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Risso's Dolphin in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.