Cetacea

Order

Cetacea

Cetacea

52 species in our catalog · found in 82 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
Killer Whale

Killer Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Orcinus orca

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Southern Right Whale
LC

Southern Right Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Eubalaena australis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Gray Whale
LC

Gray Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Eschrichtius robustus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Boto
EN

Boto

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Inia geoffrensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Common Dolphin
LC

Common Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Delphinus delphis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Dall's Porpoise
LC

Dall's Porpoise

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phocoenoides dalli

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Bottlenose Dolphin
LC

Bottlenose Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tursiops truncatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
LC

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella attenuata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Tucuxi
EN

Tucuxi

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sotalia fluviatilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Blue Whale
EN

Blue Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera musculus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Fin Whale
VU

Fin Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera physalus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Minke Whale
LC

Minke Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Common Porpoise
LC

Common Porpoise

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phocoena phocoena

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Irrawaddy Dolphin
EN

Irrawaddy Dolphin

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Orcaella brevirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
NT

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tursiops aduncus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Heaviside's Dolphin
NT

Heaviside's Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin
LC

Long-snouted Spinner Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella longirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Long-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Long-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala melas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Australian Humpback Dolphin
VU

Australian Humpback Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sousa sahulensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Omura's Whale

Omura's Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera omurai

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Hector's Dolphin
EN Endemic

Hector's Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalorhynchus hectori

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Risso's Dolphin
LC

Risso's Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Grampus griseus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Ganges River Dolphin
EN

Ganges River Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Platanista gangetica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale
NT

North Atlantic Bottle-nosed Whale

Mammal

Hyperoodon ampullatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Bryde's Whale

Bryde's Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera edeni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
False Killer Whale
NT

False Killer Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pseudorca crassidens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Pygmy Sperm Whale
LC

Pygmy Sperm Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kogia breviceps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin
VU

Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sousa chinensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Short-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Short-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
LC

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella frontalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Fraser's Dolphin
LC

Fraser's Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lagenodelphis hosei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Sei Whale
EN

Sei Whale

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Balaenoptera borealis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Sperm Whale
VU

Sperm Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Physeter macrocephalus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Adantic White-sided Dolphin
LC

Adantic White-sided Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lagenorhynchus acutus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
White-beaked Dolphin
LC

White-beaked Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Indian Humpback Dolphin
EN

Indian Humpback Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sousa plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Guyana Dolphin
NT

Guyana Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sotalia guianensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Dwarf Sperm Whale
LC

Dwarf Sperm Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kogia sima

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
LC

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ziphius cavirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Chilean Dolphin
NT Endemic

Chilean Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Melon-headed Whale
LC

Melon-headed Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Peponocephala electra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Striped Dolphin
LC

Striped Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Stenella coeruleoalba

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Southern Bottle-nosed Whale
LC

Southern Bottle-nosed Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hyperoodon planifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Arnoux's Beaked Whale
LC

Arnoux's Beaked Whale

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Berardius arnuxii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
LC

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lissodelphis borealis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Endemic

Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Tursiops erebennus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Gray's Beaked Whale
LC

Gray's Beaked Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mesoplodon grayi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Strap-toothed Whale
LC

Strap-toothed Whale

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Mesoplodon layardii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Antarctic Minke Whale
NT

Antarctic Minke Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale

Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale

Mammal

Mesoplodon ginkgodens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Rice's Whale
CR

Rice's Whale

Mammal

Balaenoptera ricei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 5
>90%
2 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 5
~90%
3 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 16
~90%
4 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 9
~90%
5 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 12
~90%
6 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 11
~80%
7 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 5
~80%
8 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 11
~80%
9 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 5
~70%
10 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 6
~70%
11 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 8
~60%
12 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
~60%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 4
~60%
14 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia 12
~60%
15 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 11
~60%
16 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 16
~60%
17 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
~60%
18 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia 6
~60%
19 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
~50%
20 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 8
~50%
21 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
~50%
22 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 8
~50%
23 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 5
~50%
24 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 5
~50%
25 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 3
~50%
26 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 6
~40%
27 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 5
~40%
28 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~40%
29 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~40%
30 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 9
~40%
31 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~40%
32 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 3
~40%
33 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~40%
34 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~40%
35 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 12
~40%
36 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 4
~40%
37 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
~30%
38 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
~30%
39 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
~30%
40 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
~30%
41 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 6
~30%
42 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 5
~30%
43 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 3
~30%
44 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~30%
45 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 4
~30%
46 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 5
~20%
47 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
~20%
48 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 4
~20%
49 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 4
~20%
50 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
~20%
51 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 3
~20%
52 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 2
~20%
53 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~20%
54 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
~20%
55 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
~20%
56 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 6
~20%
57 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 6
~20%
58 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
59 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 3
~20%
60 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 4
~20%
61 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~20%
62 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
63 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
~20%
64 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
~20%
65 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
66 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
~10%
67 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1
~10%
68 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
69 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 3
~10%
70 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
71 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 1
~10%
72 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 3
~10%
73 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
74 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
75 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
~10%
76 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
~10%
77 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia 1
~10%
78 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 2
~10%
79 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
80 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile 1
~10%
81 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
<5%
82 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%