Mammals · La Saladita, Guerrero

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Spanish: Tursión

The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae. Most often recorded in Mar, Jul, Jan, Dec.

TaxonomyMammalia › Artiodactyla › Delphinidae

Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records23,989 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2007 – 2026

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-03-22 — observation by checo_sanchez
2025-07-28 — observation by dani1212
2018-01-28 — observation by zihuadean
2007-12-24 — observation by bstarzomski

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Mammals guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/tursiops-truncatus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.