Mammal
Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus · Delphinidae · Cetacea
Best monthsJun–Augmost records
Records178,227in 82 countries
Most seen inUnited States71,676 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Common bottlenose dolphin in brief
The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is a mammal of the Delphinidae family — best-known species of the dolphin family.
Across the 82 countries we cover it has 178,227 published records, most of them from the United States, France and the United Kingdom. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in June, July and August and fall to their lowest in November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States71,676 records · best Jul, Apr
France34,605 records · best Jul, Aug
United Kingdom21,980 records · best Jun, Jul
Portugal19,636 records · best Aug, Jul
Spain4,515 records · best Aug, Jul
Mexico4,037 records · best Mar, Feb
Greece3,349 records · best Aug, Jul
Brazil2,792 records · best Oct, Jun
Italy1,794 records · best Jul, Aug
Bahamas1,686 records · best Jul, Jun
Ireland1,383 records · best Jul, Nov
Netherlands1,284 records · best Aug, Jul
Croatia1,096 records · best Aug, Jul
Ecuador850 records · best Nov, Mar
Ukraine797 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria756 records · best Jun, Jul
New Zealand701 records · best Dec, Jan
Taiwan598 records · best Aug, Jul
Belize489 records · best Mar, Feb
Costa Rica443 records · best Sep, Dec
Chile370 records · best Dec, Nov
Japan328 records · best Feb, Jun
Panama243 records · best Nov, Sep
Morocco216 records · best Sep, Jul
Türkiye214 records · best Jul, May
Israel213 records · best Aug, Nov
Denmark211 records · best Jul, Aug
Guatemala190 records · best Aug, Oct
Cuba189 records · best Jan, Aug
Sweden145 records · best Oct, Sep
Norway137 records · best Jan, Dec
Egypt132 records · best Jun, Nov
Mauritania116 records · best May, Jan
Madagascar112 records · best Jan, Feb
Namibia95 records · best Nov, Oct
Senegal82 records · best Sep, Mar
Georgia71 records · best Sep, Aug
El Salvador67 records · best Sep, Aug
Cape Verde64 records · best Apr, Sep
Gambia62 records · best Feb, Jan
Uruguay59 records · best Jan, Mar
Tunisia46 records · best Oct, Nov
Albania45 records · best Jun, Aug
Slovenia43 records · best Jul, Jun
Seychelles37 records · best Mar, Apr
Oman32 records · best Feb, Mar
Trinidad and Tobago27 records · best Mar, Feb
Romania21 records · best Aug, Oct
Algeria16 records · best Dec, Jun
Mauritius16 records · best Mar, Feb
Jamaica15 records · best Feb, Mar
Saudi Arabia14 records · best Nov, May
Montenegro13 records · best Mar, Jun
Yemen13 records · best May, Oct
Guinea-Bissau11 records · best Jan, Oct
Dominica10 records · best Oct, Feb
Malta7 records · best Jul, May
United Arab Emirates7 records · best Mar, Apr
Barbados7 records · best Mar, Feb
Iceland6 records · best Sep, Jul
Eritrea6 records · best Feb, Mar
Micronesia6 records · best Mar, Dec
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6 records · best Oct, Mar
Maldives5 records · best Mar, Feb
Finland4 records · best May, Sep
Fiji4 records · best Feb, Jul
Haiti4 records · best Feb, May
Kiribati3 records · best Aug, Oct
Cyprus2 records · best Mar, Oct
Dominican Republic2 records · best Oct, Jan
Comoros2 records · best Dec, Jan
Qatar2 records · best Mar, May
Solomon Islands2 records · best Nov, Jan
São Tomé and Príncipe2 records · best May, Aug
Lithuania1 records · best Jul, Jan
Antigua and Barbuda1 records · best Oct, Jan
Bahrain1 records · best Feb, Jan
Djibouti1 records · best Dec, Jan
Saint Lucia1 records · best May, Jan
Palestine1 records · best Mar, Jan
Somalia1 records · best Jan, Feb
Vanuatu1 records · best Sep, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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