Species Detail - Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Balaenoptera musculus
Blue Whale
NBNSYS0000005163
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: OSPAR Convention
bamus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Marine mammal
Species
1
1
1
21/08/2025
21/08/2025
1 January (recorded in 1767)
18 December (recorded in 1957)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), accessed 03 July 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/441/Species/134656