Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)

Family

Rorquals

Balaenopteridae

8 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Humpback Whale
LC

Humpback Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Megaptera novaeangliae

80–90% · Very likely
Blue Whale
EN

Blue Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera musculus

20–30% · Possible
Fin Whale
VU

Fin Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera physalus

20–30% · Possible
Minke Whale
LC

Minke Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

10–20% · With luck
Eden's Whale
LC

Eden's Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera edeni

Insufficient data
Sei Whale
EN

Sei Whale

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Balaenoptera borealis

Insufficient data
Antarctic Minke Whale
NT

Antarctic Minke Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Insufficient data
Rice's Whale
CR

Rice's Whale

Mammal

Balaenoptera ricei

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Rorquals

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
80–90%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 4
50–60%
3 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
50–60%
4 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 2
50–60%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 3
40–50%
6 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia 3
40–50%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 5
40–50%
8 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
40–50%
9 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 2
30–40%
10 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
30–40%
11 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 2
20–30%
12 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
20–30%
13 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 3
20–30%
14 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
15 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
10–20%
16 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
17 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
10–20%
18 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
10–20%
19 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
20 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
10–20%
21 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
22 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 1
10–20%
23 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
24 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 5
10–20%
25 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
10–20%
26 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 2
10–20%
27 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
10–20%
28 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
29 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
30 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
31 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
32 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
5–10%
33 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
5–10%
34 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
5–10%
35 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 2
5–10%
36 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 3
5–10%
37 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
38 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
39 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
5–10%
40 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
41 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
42 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
43 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
44 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 1
<5%
45 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
46 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
47 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
48 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 2
<5%
49 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%