Bottlenose Dolphin

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	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
2	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
4	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
5	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
10	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
13	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
17	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
20	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
21	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
22	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
23	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
24	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
25	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
26	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
29	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
34	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data