Megaptera (Humpback Whales)

Genus

Humpback Whales

Megaptera

1 species in our catalog · found in 46 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

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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