Fin Whale

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Great Bear Rainforest

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ 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 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
6 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
8 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
11 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fin Whale in Great Bear Rainforest?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Fin Whale sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fin Whale in Great Bear Rainforest?

September has the highest sighting rate for Fin Whale in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.

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