Common Porpoise

Common Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
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 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
4 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
7 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
11 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Porpoise in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Common Porpoise sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Porpoise in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Common Porpoise in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.

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