Megaptera (Humpback Whales)

Genus

Humpback Whales

Megaptera

1 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

Species in this group

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

Humpback Whale
LC

Humpback Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Megaptera novaeangliae

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~20%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~20%
May
~30%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~40%
Aug
~40%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Humpback 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 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~80%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~50%
3 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~50%
4 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
5 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
~40%
6 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~40%
7 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~40%
8 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~40%
9 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~40%
10 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~40%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~30%
12 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~30%
13 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~30%
14 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
15 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
16 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
17 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
18 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~20%
19 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
~20%
20 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
21 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
22 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
23 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
24 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
25 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
26 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
27 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
28 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
29 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
30 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
31 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
32 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
33 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~10%
34 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
35 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
36 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~10%
37 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~10%
38 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
39 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
~10%
40 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~10%
41 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
42 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
43 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
44 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
45 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
~10%
46 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
47 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
48 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
49 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%