Species Detail - Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".

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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Ziphius cavirostris
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Cuvier's Whale
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
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G. Cuvier, 1823
marine mammal
Species
19
0
14
18/06/2015
25/11/2016
1 January (recorded in 1969)
31 December (recorded in 1929)
Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/322/Species/134747>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)