Genus

Common Dolphins

Delphinus

1 species in our catalog · found in 18 parks

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

Species in this group

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

Delphinus delphis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common 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	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Common Dolphin			~50%
2	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Common Dolphin			~30%
3	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~30%
	Common Dolphin			~30%
4	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
5	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Dolphin			~10%
6	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
7	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
8	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Common Dolphin			~10%
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
10	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
12	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
14	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
16	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
17	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data