When it is recorded
Jan4
Feb1
Mar0
Apr11
May20
Jun0
Jul18
Aug1
Sep6
Oct47
Nov3
Dec0
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 2 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 1 |
4 England11 Scotland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 2 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 142
- Peak month
- October
- Counties with records
- 2
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- Scientific name
- Balaenoptera physalus
- 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
- Balaenopteridae
- Genus
- Balaenoptera
- Name with authority
- Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q179020 · GBIF 2440718