Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala melas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyDelphinidae (Delfínids)
- GenusGlobicephala (Pilot Whales)
- SpeciesGlobicephala melas (Long-finned Pilot Whale)
Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Hector's Dolphin
Cephalorhynchus hectori
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Southern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Southern Bottle-nosed Whale
Hyperoodon planifrons
Arnoux's Beaked Whale
Berardius arnuxii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Long-finned Pilot Whale at Fiordland National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 5 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 7 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |