Globicephala (Pilot Whales)

Genus

Pilot Whales

Globicephala

2 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

Species in this group

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

Long-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Long-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala melas

10–20% · With luck
Short-finned Pilot Whale
LC

Short-finned Pilot Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Pilot Whales

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 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
10–20%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
4 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
5–10%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
6 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
7 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
<5%
8 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
9 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
10 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%
11 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
<5%