Minke Whale

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Galápagos Islands
4 Verified records at Galápagos Islands
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The common minke whale or northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the smallest species of the rorquals and the second smallest species of baleen whale. Although first ignored by whalers due to its small size and low oil yield, it began to be exploited by various countries beginning in the early 20th century. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Minke Whale at Galápagos Islands — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
2 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
6 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
8 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
10 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
11 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
12 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
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