Killer 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	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	60–70%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
5	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
9	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
13	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
14	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
15	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
17	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 9% of visitor-days record a Killer Whale sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Killer Whale in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.