Sperm Whale

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Fiordland National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Sperm 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)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
3 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
4 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
7 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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