Long-finned Pilot Whale

Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park

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	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
2	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
3	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
4	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
5	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
6	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
7	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-finned Pilot Whale in Rakiura National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Long-finned Pilot Whale sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Long-finned Pilot Whale in Rakiura National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Long-finned Pilot Whale in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.