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White-beaked dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

769Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
7Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan4
Feb17
Mar11
Apr15
May32
Jun124
Jul276
Aug55
Sep77
Oct56
Nov10
Dec3

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Orkney Islands Scotland23
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland16
3Highland Scotland7
4Aberdeen City Scotland2
5Argyll and Bute Scotland1
6Aberdeenshire Scotland1
7Angus Scotland1
7 England102 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 7 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
769
Peak month
July
Counties with records
7
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Group
Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000
143
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 – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Cetacea
Family
Delphinidae
Genus
Lagenorhynchus
Name with authority
Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray, 1846)
Described
1846
Contributing datasets
16

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q217147 · GBIF 5220081