Where have bottlenose dolphins been recorded?

Tursiops truncatus occurrence evidence comes from 18,065 records in 76 countries and territories, from 1754 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

• 18,065 records
• 76 places
• 132 years recorded
• Mammalia class

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Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where common bottlenose dolphin has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for common bottlenose dolphin. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Showing the top 40 of 76 places.

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