Humpback Whale

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	50–60%
3	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	40–50%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
6	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
7	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
10	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
13	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
14	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
15	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
17	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
20	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
22	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
23	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
24	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
25	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
26	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
27	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
28	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
29	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
30	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
32	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
33	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
34	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
35	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
36	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
38	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
40	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
41	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
43	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data