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Risso's dolphin

Grampus griseus

581Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
12Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan11
Feb12
Mar19
Apr21
May82
Jun43
Jul58
Aug102
Sep79
Oct91
Nov18
Dec19

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Orkney Islands Scotland37
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland34
3Shetland Islands —9
4Highland Scotland8
5Aberdeenshire Scotland6
6Pembrokeshire Wales5
7Cornwall England4
8Aberdeen City Scotland3
9South Ayrshire Scotland1
10Argyll and Bute Scotland1
11Isles of Scilly England1
12Moray Scotland1
13 England377 Scotland19 Wales7 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
581
Peak month
August
Counties with records
12
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Grampus griseus
Group
Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000
418
Conservation designations
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Convention on Migratory Species, Bern Convention, 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
Grampus
Name with authority
Grampus griseus (G.Cuvier, 1812)
Described
1812
Contributing datasets
21

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q203897 · GBIF 5220027