Blue Whale

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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	30–40%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Whale in Galápagos Islands?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Blue Whale sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Blue Whale in Galápagos Islands?

July has the highest sighting rate for Blue Whale in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.