Balaenoptera

Species in this group

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

EN

Balaenoptera musculus

20–30% · Possible

VU

Balaenoptera physalus

20–30% · Possible

LC

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Balaenoptera edeni

Balaenoptera borealis

Insufficient data

NT

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Insufficient data

CR

Balaenoptera ricei

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

<5

Apr

5–10

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

5–10

Aug

5–10

Sep

5–10

Oct

<5

Nov

5–10

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Balaenoptera

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

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Blue Whale			20–30%
	Fin Whale			10–20%
	Eden's Whale			Insufficient data
2	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Fin Whale			20–30%
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	10–20%
	Minke Whale			10–20%
4	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
5	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Minke Whale			10–20%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	10–20%
	Blue Whale			5–10%
	Fin Whale			<5%
	Minke Whale			<5%
	Eden's Whale			Insufficient data
7	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
8	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	10–20%
	Fin Whale			5–10%
	Minke Whale			<5%
9	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	5–10%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	5–10%
	Eden's Whale			Insufficient data
11	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	5–10%
	Eden's Whale			<5%
	Blue Whale			<5%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
12	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
13	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	5–10%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Eden's Whale			Insufficient data
14	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	5–10%
	Eden's Whale			Insufficient data
	Blue Whale			Insufficient data
15	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	5–10%
	Sei Whale			Insufficient data
16	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	<5%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
	Sei Whale			Insufficient data
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Eden's Whale			<5%
18	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
19	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Eden's Whale			<5%
20	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Antarctic Minke Whale			Insufficient data
21	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	<5%
	Fin Whale			Insufficient data
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
22	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Minke Whale			Insufficient data
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Rice's Whale			Insufficient data

Species in this group

Blue Whale

Fin Whale

Minke Whale

Eden's Whale

Sei Whale

Antarctic Minke Whale

Rice's Whale

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Balaenoptera

Parks Ranked