Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyEschrichtiidae (Grey Whales)
- GenusEschrichtius (Grey whales)
- SpeciesEschrichtius robustus (Gray Whale)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia sima
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
📅 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 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Whale in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 66% of visitor-days record a Gray Whale sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 136 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray Whale in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Gray Whale in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.