Common Dolphin

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	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
2	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
3	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
7	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
9	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
10	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
12	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
13	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
14	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
15	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
16	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Dolphin in Galápagos Islands?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Common Dolphin sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Dolphin in Galápagos Islands?

November has the highest sighting rate for Common Dolphin in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.