Species Detail - Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - IWDG Surveys 2003 - 2015".

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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Hyperoodon ampullatus
Northern Bottlenose Whale
NBNSYS0000005166 UnverifiedUnverified
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
hyamp
(Forster, 1770)
marine mammal
Species
2
0
0
03/05/2012
04/05/2012
1 January (recorded in 1829)
31 December (recorded in 1837)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - IWDG Surveys 2003 - 2015, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/233/Species/134659>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)