Family

Oceanic Dolphins

Delphinidae

27 species in our catalog · found in 72 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCetacea
FamilyDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)

Species in this group

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

Orcinus orca

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Delphinus delphis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tursiops truncatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Stenella attenuata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sotalia fluviatilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Orcaella brevirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tursiops aduncus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Stenella longirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Globicephala melas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sousa sahulensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Cephalorhynchus hectori

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Grampus griseus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudorca crassidens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sousa chinensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Stenella frontalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lagenodelphis hosei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sousa plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sotalia guianensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Peponocephala electra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Stenella coeruleoalba

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Lissodelphis borealis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Tursiops erebennus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Oceanic Dolphins

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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~80%
	Killer Whale			~80%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6	~70%
	Common Dolphin			~50%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~20%
	Risso's Dolphin			~10%
	Killer Whale			~10%
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Northern Right Whale Dolphin			Insufficient data
3	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	~70%
	Killer Whale			~60%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~60%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~40%
	Common Dolphin			~30%
	Killer Whale			~10%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~60%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			~40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
6	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7	~50%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			~20%
	Australian Humpback Dolphin			~10%
	Killer Whale			~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Risso's Dolphin			Insufficient data
7	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4	~50%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~40%
	Hector's Dolphin			~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
8	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	8	~50%
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			~10%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			~10%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
	False Killer Whale			~10%
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Melon-headed Whale			Insufficient data
	Australian Humpback Dolphin			Insufficient data
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	~40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~30%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
10	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~30%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			~20%
11	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	8	~40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~20%
	Killer Whale			~10%
	Common Dolphin			~10%
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			~10%
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Striped Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Risso's Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Melon-headed Whale			Insufficient data
12	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~40%
13	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
14	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~40%
	Tucuxi			~40%
15	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~40%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4	~40%
	Killer Whale			~30%
	Risso's Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Striped Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Northern Right Whale Dolphin			Insufficient data
17	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~30%
18	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Common Dolphin			~30%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
19	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~30%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Australian Humpback Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
20	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~30%
	Heaviside's Dolphin			~20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Striped Dolphin			Insufficient data
21	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	4	~30%
	Killer Whale			~20%
	Risso's Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Striped Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Northern Right Whale Dolphin			Insufficient data
22	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~30%
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Fraser's Dolphin			Insufficient data
23	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4	~30%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
25	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~20%
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
26	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
27	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	~20%
	Heaviside's Dolphin			~10%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
	Killer Whale			<5%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			<5%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			<5%
	Risso's Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Indian Humpback Dolphin			Insufficient data
28	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
29	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
30	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Irrawaddy Dolphin			Insufficient data
31	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
32	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
33	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3	~20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	Hector's Dolphin			Insufficient data
34	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
35	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Killer Whale			~20%
	Northern Right Whale Dolphin			Insufficient data
36	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Tucuxi			~20%
37	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~20%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
	Indian Humpback Dolphin			~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			~10%
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
39	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~20%
	Common Dolphin			~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
40	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~20%
41	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~20%
	Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin			<5%
42	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
43	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~20%
44	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
45	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			~20%
46	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
47	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
48	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
49	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
50	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3	~10%
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
51	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
52	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	~10%
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	White-beaked Dolphin			Insufficient data
53	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Guyana Dolphin			Insufficient data
54	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
55	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
56	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			~10%
57	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin			Insufficient data
58	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Adantic White-sided Dolphin			~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
59	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
60	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
61	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			<5%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
62	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
63	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
64	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
65	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
66	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~10%
	Chilean Dolphin			Insufficient data
67	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Adantic White-sided Dolphin			Insufficient data
68	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
69	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
70	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
71	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
72	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data