Field guide

Every whale, by species

Filter by lineage or conservation status, or search by name. 44 of 44 species shown.

Balaenopteridae

Common Minke Whale

B. acutorostrata

Least Concern

Balaenopteridae

Antarctic Minke Whale

B. bonaerensis

Near Threatened

Balaenopteridae

Sei Whale

B. borealis

Endangered

Balaenopteridae

Bryde's Whale

B. edeni

Data Deficient

Balaenopteridae

Rice's Whale

B. ricei

Critically Endangered

Balaenopteridae

Blue Whale

B. musculus

Endangered

Balaenopteridae

Omura's Whale

B. omurai

Data Deficient

Balaenopteridae

Fin Whale

B. physalus

Vulnerable

Balaenopteridae

Humpback Whale

M. novaeangliae

Least Concern

Balaenidae

Southern Right Whale

E. australis

Least Concern

Balaenidae

North Pacific Right Whale

E. japonica

Endangered

Balaenidae

North Atlantic Right Whale

E. glacialis

Critically Endangered

Balaenidae

Bowhead Whale

B. mysticetus

Least Concern

Eschrichtiidae

Gray Whale

E. robustus

Least Concern

Cetotheriidae

Pygmy Right Whale

C. marginata

Data Deficient

Physeteridae

Sperm Whale

P. macrocephalus

Vulnerable

Kogiidae

Pygmy Sperm Whale

K. breviceps

Data Deficient

Kogiidae

Dwarf Sperm Whale

K. sima

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Z. cavirostris

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Baird's Beaked Whale

B. bairdii

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Arnoux's Beaked Whale

B. arnuxii

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Sato's Beaked Whale

B. minimus

Near Threatened

Ziphiidae

Shepherd's Beaked Whale

T. shepherdi

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Northern Bottlenose Whale

H. ampullatus

Near Threatened

Ziphiidae

Southern Bottlenose Whale

H. planifrons

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Tropical Bottlenose Whale

I. pacificus

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

True's Beaked Whale

M. mirus

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Gervais' Beaked Whale

M. europaeus

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Sowerby's Beaked Whale

M. bidens

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Blainville's Beaked Whale

M. densirostris

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Hector's Beaked Whale

M. hectori

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Hubbs' Beaked Whale

M. carlhubbsi

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Stejneger's Beaked Whale

M. stejnegeri

Near Threatened

Ziphiidae

Andrews' Beaked Whale

M. bowdoini

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale

M. ginkgodens

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Gray's Beaked Whale

M. grayi

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Strap-toothed Beaked Whale

M. layardii

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Pygmy Beaked Whale

M. peruvianus

Least Concern

Ziphiidae

Perrin's Beaked Whale

M. perrini

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Spade-toothed Whale

M. traversii

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale

M. hotaula

Data Deficient

Ziphiidae

Ramari's Beaked Whale

M. eueu

Data Deficient

Monodontidae

Beluga Whale

D. leucas

Least Concern

Monodontidae

Narwhal

M. monoceros

Least Concern