Melon-headed Whale
Peponocephala electra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyDelphinidae (Delfínids)
- GenusPeponocephala
- SpeciesPeponocephala electra (Melon-headed Whale)
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Melon-headed Whale at Galápagos Islands — 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 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.