Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyPhyseteridae (True Sperm Whales)
- GenusPhyseter (True Sperm Whales)
- SpeciesPhyseter macrocephalus (Sperm Whale)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sperm Whale in Wadden Sea National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Sperm Whale sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sperm Whale in Wadden Sea National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Sperm Whale in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.