Species Detail - Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "IWDG Constant Effort Cetacean Sighting Scheme".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Orcinus orca
Killer Whale
NBNSYS0000005173 UnverifiedUnverified
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
ororc
(Linnaeus, 1758)
marine mammal
Species
2
2
2
04/07/2011
13/07/2018
14 January (recorded in 2014)
31 December (recorded in 1944)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Constant Effort Cetacean Sighting Scheme, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Killer Whale (Orcinus orca), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/217/Species/134663>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)