Order

Cetacea

48 species in our catalog · found in 74 parks

Species in this group

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

Megaptera novaeangliae

80–90% · Very likely

Orcinus orca

80–90% · Very likely

Eubalaena australis

70–80% · Very likely

Eschrichtius robustus

Inia geoffrensis

Delphinus delphis

Phocoenoides dalli

Tursiops truncatus

Stenella attenuata

Sotalia fluviatilis

Balaenoptera musculus

30–40% · Possible

Balaenoptera physalus

20–30% · Possible

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

20–30% · Possible

Phocoena phocoena

20–30% · Possible

Orcaella brevirostris

Insufficient data

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Globicephala melas

Tursiops aduncus

Cephalorhynchus hectori

10–20% · With luck

Grampus griseus

10–20% · With luck

Platanista gangetica

Insufficient data

Hyperoodon ampullatus

0–10% · With luck

Balaenoptera edeni

Insufficient data

Kogia breviceps

Insufficient data

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Insufficient data

Stenella longirostris

Insufficient data

Stenella frontalis

Insufficient data

Balaenoptera borealis

Insufficient data

Physeter macrocephalus

Insufficient data

Pseudorca crassidens

Insufficient data

Lagenorhynchus acutus

0–10% · With luck

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Sousa plumbea

Sotalia guianensis

Kogia sima

Ziphius cavirostris

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Insufficient data

Stenella coeruleoalba

Tursiops erebennus

Mesoplodon grayi

Mesoplodon layardii

Hyperoodon planifrons

Insufficient data

Berardius arnuxii

Insufficient data

Lissodelphis borealis

Insufficient data

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Insufficient data

Mesoplodon ginkgodens

Insufficient data

Balaenoptera ricei

Insufficient data

Peponocephala electra

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cetacea

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	P(≥1)
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	90–100%
	Humpback Whale			80–90%
	Killer Whale			80–90%
	Dall's Porpoise			40–50%
	Fin Whale			20–30%
	Gray Whale			Insufficient data
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	5	90–100%
	Southern Right Whale			70–80%
	Killer Whale			60–70%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
3	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	16	80–90%
	Common Dolphin			50–60%
	Humpback Whale			30–40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			20–30%
	Gray Whale			10–20%
	Risso's Dolphin			10–20%
	Killer Whale			10–20%
	Blue Whale			10–20%
	Fin Whale			0–10%
	Minke Whale			<5%
	Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
	Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	+4 more at the park page…
4	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	9	80–90%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			40–50%
	Blue Whale			30–40%
	Humpback Whale			30–40%
	Common Dolphin			20–30%
	Fin Whale			10–20%
	Killer Whale			0–10%
	Eden's Whale			Insufficient data
	Gray Whale			Insufficient data
	Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
5	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	12	80–90%
	Gray Whale			60–70%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			20–30%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Cuvier's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
	Eden's Whale			Insufficient data
	Blue Whale			Insufficient data
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	11	70–80%
	Humpback Whale			30–40%
	Killer Whale			30–40%
	Dall's Porpoise			10–20%
	Common Porpoise			0–10%
	Fin Whale			0–10%
	Gray Whale			0–10%
	Minke Whale			0–10%
	Risso's Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Striped Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Northern Right Whale Dolphin			Insufficient data
7	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5	70–80%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			40–50%
	Humpback Whale			30–40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Eden's Whale			Insufficient data
8	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	6	60–70%
	Humpback Whale			40–50%
	Minke Whale			20–30%
	North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale			0–10%
	Common Porpoise			Insufficient data
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	White-beaked Dolphin			Insufficient data
9	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	8	60–70%
	Humpback Whale			20–30%
	Gray Whale			20–30%
	Killer Whale			20–30%
	Common Porpoise			0–10%
	Risso's Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Striped Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Northern Right Whale Dolphin			Insufficient data
10	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	60–70%
	Humpback Whale			50–60%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
11	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	60–70%
	Boto			50–60%
	Tucuxi			10–20%
12	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	11	60–70%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			30–40%
	Hector's Dolphin			10–20%
	Humpback Whale			0–10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Sei Whale			Insufficient data
	Southern Right Whale			Insufficient data
	Southern Bottle-nosed Whale			Insufficient data
	Arnoux's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
13	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	50–60%
	Tucuxi			30–40%
	Boto			30–40%
14	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	16	50–60%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			20–30%
	Killer Whale			0–10%
	Humpback Whale			0–10%
	Common Dolphin			0–10%
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			0–10%
	Eden's Whale			0–10%
	Sperm Whale			<5%
	Blue Whale			<5%
	Cuvier's Beaked Whale			<5%
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	+4 more at the park page…
15	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	8	50–60%
	Humpback Whale			20–30%
	Killer Whale			10–20%
	Gray Whale			0–10%
	Common Porpoise			0–10%
	Dall's Porpoise			<5%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Cuvier's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
	Northern Right Whale Dolphin			Insufficient data
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Humpback Whale			40–50%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			0–10%
17	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	8	40–50%
	Heaviside's Dolphin			10–20%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			10–20%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Striped Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Southern Right Whale			Insufficient data
	Gray's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
	Strap-toothed Whale			Insufficient data
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	40–50%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			30–40%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			10–20%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
19	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	40–50%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Dall's Porpoise			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Common Porpoise			Insufficient data
20	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	40–50%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Common Porpoise			10–20%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
21	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6	40–50%
	Common Porpoise			20–30%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Adantic White-sided Dolphin			0–10%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
22	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	40–50%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
23	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	40–50%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			40–50%
24	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	30–40%
	Humpback Whale			30–40%
25	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	9	30–40%
	Southern Right Whale			10–20%
	Humpback Whale			0–10%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			0–10%
	Indian Humpback Dolphin			0–10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			0–10%
	Eden's Whale			<5%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
	Pygmy Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
26	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	30–40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
27	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	30–40%
	Humpback Whale			20–30%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	30–40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			30–40%
29	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	30–40%
	Boto			30–40%
30	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	12	30–40%
	Humpback Whale			0–10%
	Heaviside's Dolphin			0–10%
	Southern Right Whale			0–10%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
	Eden's Whale			<5%
	Killer Whale			<5%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			<5%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			<5%
	Pygmy Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Risso's Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Gray's Beaked Whale			Insufficient data
	Indian Humpback Dolphin			Insufficient data
31	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4	30–40%
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			10–20%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
32	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	30–40%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			30–40%
33	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
34	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	30–40%
	Gray Whale			20–30%
	Humpback Whale			0–10%
	Common Porpoise			0–10%
35	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	30–40%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
36	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	30–40%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Common Dolphin			10–20%
	Southern Right Whale			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
37	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	30–40%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			<5%
	Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Southern Right Whale			Insufficient data
	Antarctic Minke Whale			Insufficient data
38	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	20–30%
	Boto			Insufficient data
39	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4	20–30%
	Minke Whale			10–20%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Common Porpoise			Insufficient data
	Adantic White-sided Dolphin			Insufficient data
40	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	20–30%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			0–10%
	Humpback Whale			0–10%
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
41	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	20–30%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
42	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4	20–30%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			10–20%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
	Hector's Dolphin			Insufficient data
43	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			0–10%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
44	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	20–30%
	Boto			20–30%
45	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	20–30%
	Common Porpoise			10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
46	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	20–30%
	Long-finned Pilot Whale			10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
47	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	20–30%
	Irrawaddy Dolphin			Insufficient data
48	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	20–30%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			10–20%
	Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin			<5%
	Rice's Whale			Insufficient data
49	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			0–10%
50	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	10–20%
	Humpback Whale			0–10%
	Southern Right Whale			<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Pygmy Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
51	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	6	10–20%
	Common Porpoise			0–10%
	Sperm Whale			<5%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale			Insufficient data
52	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			10–20%
53	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	10–20%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Sei Whale			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
54	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4	10–20%
	Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
	False Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin			Insufficient data
55	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Humpback Whale			10–20%
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
56	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			10–20%
57	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Short-finned Pilot Whale			Insufficient data
58	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			10–20%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Sperm Whale			Insufficient data
59	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Boto			Insufficient data
60	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	10–20%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
61	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
62	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Pantropical Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
63	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			10–20%
64	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
65	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	10–20%
	Ganges River Dolphin			Insufficient data
66	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
	Common Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
67	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
	Guyana Dolphin			Insufficient data
68	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	0–10%
	Atlantic Spotted Dolphin			Insufficient data
69	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	0–10%
	Killer Whale			Insufficient data
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data
70	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	0–10%
	Ganges River Dolphin			Insufficient data
71	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
72	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	0–10%
	Chilean Dolphin			Insufficient data
73	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin			Insufficient data
74	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Humpback Whale			Insufficient data

Cetacea

Species in this group

Humpback Whale

Killer Whale

Southern Right Whale

Gray Whale

Boto

Common Dolphin

Dall's Porpoise

Bottlenose Dolphin

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Tucuxi

Blue Whale

Fin Whale

Minke Whale

Common Porpoise

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Heaviside's Dolphin

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Hector's Dolphin

Risso's Dolphin

Ganges River Dolphin

North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale

Eden's Whale

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Short-finned Pilot Whale

Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Sei Whale

Sperm Whale

False Killer Whale

Adantic White-sided Dolphin

White-beaked Dolphin

Indian Humpback Dolphin

Guyana Dolphin

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Chilean Dolphin

Striped Dolphin

Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

Gray's Beaked Whale

Strap-toothed Whale

Southern Bottle-nosed Whale

Arnoux's Beaked Whale

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Antarctic Minke Whale

Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale

Rice's Whale

Melon-headed Whale

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Cetacea

Parks Ranked