Bottlenose Dolphin

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	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
2	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
4	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
5	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
10	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
13	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
17	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
20	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
21	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
22	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
23	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
24	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
25	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
26	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
29	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
34	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bottlenose Dolphin in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Bottlenose Dolphin sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bottlenose Dolphin in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Bottlenose Dolphin in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.