Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyPhocoenidae (Porpoises)
- GenusPhocoenoides
- SpeciesPhocoenoides dalli (Dall's Porpoise)
Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) is a species of porpoise endemic to the North Pacific. It is the largest of porpoises and the only member of the genus Phocoenoides. The species is named after American naturalist W. H. Dall. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Dall's Porpoise sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Common Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
Lissodelphis borealis
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Striped Dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalba
📅 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 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dall's Porpoise in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Dall's Porpoise sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dall's Porpoise in Great Bear Rainforest?
September has the highest sighting rate for Dall's Porpoise in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.