Where does the orca live?
Orcinus orca has 40,106 records in 110 countries and territories, from 1783 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 40,106 records
- 110 places
- 132 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaCetaceaDelphinidaeOrcinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,047 | |
| Canada | 4,474 | |
| Antarctica | 3,084 | |
| Norway | 2,370 | |
| Australia | 2,117 | |
| French Southern Territories | 1,835 | |
| Chile | 1,618 | |
| Portugal | 1,303 | |
| Iceland | 996 | |
| United Kingdom | 965 | |
| Mexico | 600 | |
| New Zealand | 425 | |
| Russia | 420 | |
| Denmark | 344 | |
| Spain | 295 | |
| Argentina | 293 | |
| France | 206 | |
| Cabo Verde | 192 | |
| Netherlands | 168 | |
| South Georgia | 164 | |
| Sweden | 147 | |
| Ecuador | 106 | |
| Japan | 104 | |
| Faroe Islands | 99 | |
| South Africa | 98 | |
| Morocco | 93 | |
| Greenland | 90 | |
| Falkland Islands | 76 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 75 | |
| Ireland | 67 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 64 | |
| Venezuela | 53 | |
| Western Sahara | 48 | |
| Guadeloupe | 45 | |
| Costa Rica | 27 | |
| Belgium | 24 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 24 | |
| French Polynesia | 23 | |
| Taiwan | 23 | |
| Senegal | 22 |
Showing the top 40 of 110 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Delphinidae.
common bottlenose dolphin
184,070 records
Striped Dolphin
40,208 records
long-finned pilot whale
28,869 records
Spinner Dolphin
18,945 records
pantropical spotted dolphin
14,658 records
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin, tuyiin
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.