Indian Humpback Dolphin
Sousa plumbea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyDelphinidae (Delfínids)
- GenusSousa (Humpback Dolphins)
- SpeciesSousa plumbea (Indian Humpback Dolphin)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Humpback Dolphin sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops aduncus
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Southern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia sima
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Indian Humpback Dolphin are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Indian Humpback Dolphin in Garden Route National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Humpback Dolphin sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Indian Humpback Dolphin in Garden Route National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Indian Humpback Dolphin in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.