Balaenoptera

Species in this group

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

EN

Balaenoptera musculus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU

Balaenoptera physalus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Balaenoptera omurai

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Balaenoptera edeni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN

Balaenoptera borealis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

CR

Balaenoptera ricei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Balaenoptera

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	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~50%
	Blue Whale			~30%
	Fin Whale			~20%
	Bryde's Whale			Insufficient data
2	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Fin Whale			~30%
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	~20%
	Minke Whale			~20%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~20%
	Blue Whale			~10%
	Fin Whale			~10%
	Minke Whale			<5%
	Bryde's Whale			Insufficient data
5	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Minke Whale			~10%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
6	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Minke Whale			~20%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
7	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~10%
	Bryde's Whale			~10%
	Blue Whale			<5%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
9	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Omura's Whale			~10%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Fin Whale			~10%
	Minke Whale			~10%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
12	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Bryde's Whale			Insufficient data
13	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Bryde's Whale			Insufficient data
	Blue Whale			Insufficient data
14	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Bryde's Whale			Insufficient data
15	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
16	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Blue Whale			Insufficient data
17	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
18	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Sei Whale			Insufficient data
19	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Sei Whale			Insufficient data
20	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	<5%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
21	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Bryde's Whale			<5%
22	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
23	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Bryde's Whale			<5%
24	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Antarctic Minke Whale			Insufficient data
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
26	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Rice's Whale			Insufficient data

Species in this group

Blue Whale

Fin Whale

Minke Whale

Omura's Whale

Bryde's Whale

Sei Whale

Antarctic Minke Whale

Rice's Whale

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Balaenoptera

Parks Ranked