Where does the common bottlenose dolphin live?
Tursiops truncatus has 184,070 records in 155 countries and territories, from 1754 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 184,070 records
- 155 places
- 143 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCetaceaDelphinidaeTursiops
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 70,042 | |
| France | 34,611 | |
| United Kingdom | 20,846 | |
| Portugal | 19,820 | |
| Spain | 4,630 | |
| Mexico | 3,939 | |
| Greece | 3,291 | |
| Australia | 2,253 | |
| Jersey | 1,807 | |
| Italy | 1,756 | |
| Bahamas | 1,681 | |
| Guadeloupe | 1,401 | |
| Ireland | 1,349 | |
| Netherlands | 1,050 | |
| Croatia | 1,034 | |
| French Polynesia | 931 | |
| Bulgaria | 755 | |
| Ukraine | 745 | |
| Ecuador | 689 | |
| New Zealand | 668 | |
| Canada | 640 | |
| Taiwan | 560 | |
| Belize | 486 | |
| Costa Rica | 445 | |
| French Guiana | 392 | |
| Chile | 371 | |
| Réunion | 330 | |
| Brazil | 265 | |
| Cabo Verde | 246 | |
| New Caledonia | 241 | |
| Panama | 238 | |
| Argentina | 225 | |
| Israel | 213 | |
| Morocco | 212 | |
| Türkiye | 209 | |
| Russia | 204 | |
| French Southern Territories | 204 | |
| South Africa | 194 | |
| Cuba | 189 | |
| Guatemala | 189 |
Showing the top 40 of 155 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Delphinidae.
Striped Dolphin
40,208 records
orca
40,106 records
long-finned pilot whale
28,869 records
Spinner Dolphin
18,945 records
pantropical spotted dolphin
14,658 records
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin
8,494 records
Commerson's dolphin
2,025 records
Hourglass Dolphin
592 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.