Common Porpoise

Common Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
4 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
0–10%
7 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
11 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Porpoise in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Common Porpoise sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Porpoise in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Common Porpoise in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.

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