Where does the long-finned pilot whale live?
Globicephala melas has 28,878 records in 53 countries and territories, from 1594 to 2026. Most records come from France.
- 28,878 records
- 53 places
- 125 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCetaceaDelphinidaeGlobicephala
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
15942026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 10,609 | |
| Canada | 6,159 | |
| United Kingdom | 1,968 | |
| Spain | 1,373 | |
| United States | 1,118 | |
| Australia | 1,042 | |
| Portugal | 1,000 | |
| French Southern Territories | 572 | |
| Faroe Islands | 485 | |
| Norway | 482 | |
| Ireland | 464 | |
| Morocco | 374 | |
| Netherlands | 224 | |
| Cabo Verde | 186 | |
| New Zealand | 164 | |
| Argentina | 162 | |
| Chile | 137 | |
| Iceland | 132 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99 | |
| Greenland | 89 | |
| South Africa | 67 | |
| Uruguay | 55 | |
| Italy | 50 | |
| Antarctica | 48 | |
| Western Sahara | 43 | |
| Denmark | 35 | |
| Sweden | 28 | |
| Guernsey | 26 | |
| Saint Helena | 22 | |
| Falkland Islands | 16 | |
| Belgium | 15 | |
| South Georgia | 13 | |
| Senegal | 13 | |
| Jersey | 10 | |
| Namibia | 10 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 9 | |
| Germany | 7 | |
| Brazil | 6 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 5 | |
| Mexico | 4 |
Showing the top 40 of 53 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Delphinidae.
common bottlenose dolphin
184,070 records
Striped Dolphin
40,208 records
orca
40,106 records
Spinner Dolphin
18,945 records
pantropical spotted dolphin
14,658 records
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin
8,494 records
Commerson's dolphin
2,025 records
Hourglass Dolphin
592 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.