Balaenidae (Bowhead and Right Whales)

Family

Bowhead and Right Whales

Balaenidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Southern Right Whale
LC

Southern Right Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Eubalaena australis

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Bowhead and Right Whales

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
70–80%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
10–20%
3 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
0–10%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
6 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
<5%
7 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%