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White-Sided Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

208Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
5Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan5
Feb3
Mar2
Apr2
May9
Jun12
Jul77
Aug46
Sep11
Oct6
Nov5
Dec5

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Orkney Islands Scotland10
2Na h-Eileanan Siar Scotland5
3Highland Scotland3
4Shetland Islands —1
5Angus Scotland1
86 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
208
Peak month
July
Counties with records
5
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Lagenorhynchus acutus
Group
Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000
85
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 – 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 acutus (Gray, 1828)
Described
1828

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q216435 · GBIF 5220073