Globicephala (Pilot Whales)

Genus

Pilot Whales

Globicephala

2 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

Species in this group

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

Long-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Long-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala melas

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

Short-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Pilot 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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
10–20%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
6 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
7 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
0–10%
8 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
9 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
10 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
0–10%
11 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%