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Cuvier's beaked whale

Ziphius cavirostris

98Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
3Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb1
Mar0
Apr10
May20
Jun2
Jul1
Aug6
Sep3
Oct45
Nov1
Dec5

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland12
2Orkney Islands Scotland3
3Argyll and Bute Scotland1
1 England22 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 3 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
98
Peak month
October
Counties with records
3
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Ziphius cavirostris
Group
Mammals
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetacea
Family
Hyperoodontidae
Genus
Ziphius
Name with authority
Ziphius cavirostris G.Cuvier, 1823
Described
1823

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q623173 · GBIF 2440369