Genus

Blunt-nosed dolphins

Cephalorhynchus

2 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCetacea
FamilyDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
GenusCephalorhynchus (Blunt-nosed dolphins)

Species in this group

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Cephalorhynchus hectori

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Blunt-nosed dolphins

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 4 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Heaviside's Dolphin			~10%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 2	~10%
	Hector's Dolphin			~10%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Heaviside's Dolphin			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Heaviside's Dolphin			~10%

Blunt-nosed dolphins

Species in this group

Heaviside's Dolphin

Hector's Dolphin

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Blunt-nosed dolphins

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked