Genus

Common Dolphins

Delphinus

1 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCetacea
FamilyDelphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
GenusDelphinus (Common Dolphins)

Species in this group

Delphinus delphis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Common Dolphins

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~30%
	Common Dolphin			~30%
2	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~30%
	Common Dolphin			~30%
3	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Dolphin			~10%
4	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~10%
	Common Dolphin			~10%
5	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
2	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
3	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			<5%
4	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Common Dolphin			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Aquarium of New Zealand	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity