Delphinidae (Delfínids)

Family

Delfínids

Delphinidae

24 species in our catalog · found in 65 parks

Species in this group

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

Killer Whale

Killer Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Orcinus orca

80–90% · Very likely
Common Dolphin
LC

Common Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Delphinus delphis

50–60% · Likely
Bottlenose Dolphin
LC

Bottlenose Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tursiops truncatus

40–50% · Likely
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
LC

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella attenuata

40–50% · Likely
Tucuxi
EN

Tucuxi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sotalia fluviatilis

30–40% · Possible
Irrawaddy Dolphin
EN

Irrawaddy Dolphin

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Orcaella brevirostris

Insufficient data
Heaviside's Dolphin
NT

Heaviside's Dolphin

Mammal

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

10–20% · Possible
Long-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Long-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala melas

10–20% · With luck
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
NT

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tursiops aduncus

Insufficient data
Hector's Dolphin
EN Endemic

Hector's Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalorhynchus hectori

10–20% · With luck
Risso's Dolphin
LC

Risso's Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Grampus griseus

10–20% · With luck
Short-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Short-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Insufficient data
Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin
LC

Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella longirostris

Insufficient data
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
LC

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella frontalis

Insufficient data
False Killer Whale
NT

False Killer Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pseudorca crassidens

Insufficient data
Adantic White-sided Dolphin
LC

Adantic White-sided Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lagenorhynchus acutus

0–10% · With luck
White-beaked Dolphin
LC

White-beaked Dolphin

Mammal

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Insufficient data
Indian Humpback Dolphin
EN

Indian Humpback Dolphin

Mammal

Sousa plumbea

0–10% · With luck
Guyana Dolphin
NT

Guyana Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sotalia guianensis

Insufficient data
Chilean Dolphin
NT Endemic

Chilean Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Insufficient data
Striped Dolphin
LC

Striped Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella coeruleoalba

Insufficient data
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tursiops erebennus

<5% · Rare
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
LC

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lissodelphis borealis

Insufficient data
Melon-headed Whale
LC

Melon-headed Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Peponocephala electra

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Delfínids

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 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
80–90%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 6
70–80%
3 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 3
70–80%
4 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
60–70%
5 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 3
50–60%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 4
40–50%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 5
40–50%
8 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 8
40–50%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
40–50%
10 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
40–50%
11 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
30–40%
12 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
30–40%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
30–40%
14 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 4
30–40%
15 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
30–40%
16 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 4
30–40%
17 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 4
20–30%
18 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 4
20–30%
19 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
20–30%
20 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2
20–30%
21 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3
20–30%
22 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 7
20–30%
23 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
20–30%
24 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
20–30%
25 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
20–30%
26 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
20–30%
27 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
20–30%
28 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 3
10–20%
29 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
30 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
10–20%
31 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
32 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
10–20%
33 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 3
10–20%
34 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
35 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
36 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
37 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
38 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
10–20%
39 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
40 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
10–20%
41 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
42 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
10–20%
43 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 3
10–20%
44 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 3
10–20%
45 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
46 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 2
10–20%
47 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
48 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
10–20%
49 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2
0–10%
50 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
51 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
0–10%
52 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
53 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
0–10%
54 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
0–10%
55 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
56 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
0–10%
57 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
58 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
0–10%
59 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
0–10%
60 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
61 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
62 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
63 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
64 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
65 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%