Mammal
Spinner Dolphin
Stenella longirostris · Delphinidae · Cetacea
Best monthsMar · Aug · Novmost records
Records17,089in 39 countries
Most seen inBrazil8,654 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Spinner Dolphin in brief
The spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) is a mammal of the Delphinidae family — species of dolphin.
Across the 39 countries we cover it has 17,089 published records, most of them from Brazil, Taiwan and Egypt. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, August and November and fall to their lowest in February 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
Brazil8,654 records · best Nov, Mar
Taiwan7,087 records · best Aug, Jul
Egypt267 records · best Jun, Jul
Indonesia186 records · best Oct, Aug
Sri Lanka140 records · best Mar, Apr
Guatemala123 records · best Jan, Aug
Maldives109 records · best Aug, Feb
Seychelles86 records · best Apr, Mar
Mauritius52 records · best Oct, Apr
Suriname43 records · best Jul, Aug
Oman41 records · best Feb, Nov
El Salvador35 records · best Aug, Feb
Papua New Guinea31 records · best Apr, Sep
Saudi Arabia29 records · best Mar, Apr
Sudan27 records · best Jul, Apr
Yemen24 records · best Jul, Mar
East Timor20 records · best Nov, Oct
Solomon Islands19 records · best Mar, Oct
Vanuatu16 records · best Jan, Apr
Fiji15 records · best Aug, Apr
Dominica9 records · best Jan, Mar
Eritrea9 records · best Apr, May
Kiribati7 records · best Jul, Jan
Marshall Islands7 records · best Jul, Mar
Palau7 records · best Apr, Jun
Grenada6 records · best Feb, Jul
Mauritania6 records · best Sep, Feb
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6 records · best May, Nov
Djibouti5 records · best Jan, Apr
Somalia5 records · best Jan, Jun
Cuba3 records · best Mar, Jun
Cape Verde3 records · best May, Jan
Comoros3 records · best Nov, Sep
Micronesia2 records · best Jun, Aug
Jordan2 records · best Apr, Nov
Tuvalu2 records · best Mar, Apr
Guinea-Bissau1 records · best May, Jan
Saint Lucia1 records · best Feb, Jan
Qatar1 records · best Jun, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All mammals
