When it is recorded
Jan9
Feb12
Mar11
Apr43
May172
Jun143
Jul115
Aug42
Sep9
Oct63
Nov13
Dec9
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | 24 | |
| 2 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 18 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 13 | |
| 4 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 10 | |
| 5 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 6 | |
| 6 | Aberdeen City | Scotland | 4 | |
| 7 | Shetland Islands | — | 3 | |
| 8 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 1 | |
| 9 | East Lothian | Scotland | 1 |
1 England492 Scotland2 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 9 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 647
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 9
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- Scientific name
- Orcinus orca
- Also known as
- Killer Whale
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 494
- Conservation designations
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Convention on Migratory Species, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, EU wildlife trade (CITES) annexes, Global Red List (JNCC), Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List +1
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Cetacea
- Family
- Delphinidae
- Genus
- Orcinus
- Name with authority
- Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 20
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26843 · GBIF 2440483