Dall's Porpoise
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Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Olympic National Park
10 Verified records at Olympic National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dall's Porpoise sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park

Common Porpoise
LC

Common Porpoise

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phocoena phocoena

5–10% · With luck
Humpback Whale
LC

Humpback Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Megaptera novaeangliae

20–30% · Possible
Killer Whale

Killer Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Orcinus orca

10–20% · With luck
Gray Whale
LC

Gray Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Eschrichtius robustus

5–10% · With luck
Minke Whale
LC

Minke Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Insufficient data
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
LC

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Lissodelphis borealis

Insufficient data
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
LC

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Ziphius cavirostris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
3 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
5 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dall's Porpoise in Olympic National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Dall's Porpoise sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dall's Porpoise in Olympic National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Dall's Porpoise in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.

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