Killer Whale

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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
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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Killer Whale sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Killer Whale in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Killer Whale in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.

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