Globicephala (Pilot Whales)

Genus

Pilot Whales

Globicephala

2 species in our catalog · found in 12 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

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Short-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Short-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
<5%
May
<5%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~10%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
6 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~10%
7 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
~10%
8 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
9 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
10 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~10%
11 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia 1
<5%
12 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%