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Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
23 Verified records at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is one of three species of bottlenose dolphin in the genus Tursiops. While formerly known simply as the bottlenose dolphin, this term is now applied to the genus Tursiops as a whole. As considerable genetic variation has been described within this species, even between neighboring populations, many experts think additional species may be recognized and split out. The common bottlenose dolphin is a very familiar dolphin due to the wide exposure it receives in captivity in marine parks and dolphinariums, and in movies and television programs. Common bottlenose dolphins inhabit temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world, absent only from polar waters. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Bottlenose Dolphin sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Common Dolphin
LC

Common Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Delphinus delphis

Insufficient data
False Killer Whale
NT

False Killer Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Pseudorca crassidens

Insufficient data
Killer Whale

Killer Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Orcinus orca

Insufficient data
Short-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Short-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Insufficient data
Gray Whale
LC

Gray Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Eschrichtius robustus

60–70% · Likely
Pygmy Sperm Whale
LC

Pygmy Sperm Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kogia breviceps

Insufficient data
Humpback Whale
LC

Humpback Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Megaptera novaeangliae

Insufficient data
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
LC

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ziphius cavirostris

Insufficient data
Eden's Whale
LC

Eden's Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera edeni

Insufficient data
Dwarf Sperm Whale
LC

Dwarf Sperm Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Kogia sima

Insufficient data
Blue Whale
EN

Blue Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera musculus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
30–40
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 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
2 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
3 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
4 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
5 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
7 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
8 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
10 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
11 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
14 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
15 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
16 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
17 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
18 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
19 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
21 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
22 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
23 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
24 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
25 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
26 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
27 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
28 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
29 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
30 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
31 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
33 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
34 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
36 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
38 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bottlenose Dolphin in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Bottlenose Dolphin sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bottlenose Dolphin in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Bottlenose Dolphin in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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