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Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

75Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
8Counties with records
Near ThreatenedIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb4
Mar8
Apr0
May1
Jun2
Jul13
Aug9
Sep0
Oct2
Nov21
Dec8

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland7
2Cheshire East England6
3Argyll and Bute Scotland3
4Stirling Scotland2
5Calderdale England2
6South Lanarkshire Scotland2
7East Lothian Scotland1
8Stockport England1
1 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
75
Peak month
November
Counties with records
8
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
Scientific name
Pseudorca crassidens
Group
Mammals
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, Global Red List (JNCC), Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetacea
Family
Delphinidae
Genus
Pseudorca
Name with authority
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846)
Described
1846

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q208132 · GBIF 2440440