Reptile
Loggerhead sea turtle
Caretta caretta · Cheloniidae
Best monthsMay · Jul–Augmost records
Records124,789in 86 countries
Most seen inUnited States35,273 records
Red ListVulnerableIUCN status
About
Loggerhead sea turtle in brief
The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a reptile of the Cheloniidae family — species of turtle.
Across the 86 countries we cover it has 124,789 published records, most of them from the United States, Spain and Portugal. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, July and August.
Its global conservation status is vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States35,273 records · best Aug, Jul
Spain16,032 records · best Jul, Oct
Portugal13,002 records · best Jun, Jul
Japan7,595 records · best Oct, Aug
Colombia5,090 records · best May, Apr
Brazil4,923 records · best Dec, Nov
Italy4,468 records · best Jun, Mar
Greece4,316 records · best Aug, Sep
Algeria4,182 records · best Dec, Nov
Tunisia3,312 records · best May, Feb
France3,119 records · best May, Jun
Libya2,017 records · best Apr, Mar
Oman1,935 records · best Apr, May
South Africa1,922 records · best Nov, Oct
China1,697 records · best Jun, May
Madagascar1,560 records · best Dec, Jan
Seychelles1,550 records · best Oct, Nov
Israel1,385 records · best Jun, Jul
Mozambique1,205 records · best Feb, Mar
Russia1,006 records · best Sep, Aug
Somalia999 records · best Nov, Jan
Mauritius901 records · best May, Apr
Yemen836 records · best Mar, Apr
South Korea827 records · best May, Jul
Malta812 records · best May, Jul
Taiwan809 records · best Jan, Feb
Morocco537 records · best Nov, Dec
Türkiye512 records · best Aug, Sep
Uruguay335 records · best Mar, Apr
Chile249 records · best Jun, May
Honduras235 records · best Aug, Sep
Cape Verde196 records · best Jul, Apr
United Kingdom190 records · best Dec, Feb
Ireland179 records · best Jan, Mar
Venezuela166 records · best Sep, Oct
Bahamas151 records · best Sep, Aug
Egypt149 records · best Aug, Jul
Cyprus139 records · best Aug, Apr
Croatia138 records · best Sep, Aug
Canada121 records · best Aug, Jul
Albania119 records · best Apr, May
Belize91 records · best May, Mar
Netherlands85 records · best Jan, Dec
Mauritania71 records · best Nov, Apr
Senegal33 records · best Nov, Jun
Lebanon28 records · best Aug, Mar
Syria26 records · best May, Aug
United Arab Emirates23 records · best Apr, Oct
Montenegro21 records · best Jun, Sep
Jamaica17 records · best Jul, Nov
North Korea15 records · best Sep, Jan
Denmark13 records · best Jan, Nov
Kazakhstan13 records · best Feb, Apr
Germany10 records · best Jan, Dec
Sweden9 records · best Dec, Jan
Guinea9 records · best Nov, May
Guinea-Bissau9 records · best Nov, Jan
Iraq9 records · best Feb, Jul
Sierra Leone9 records · best Jan, Aug
Gambia8 records · best Jun, Mar
Mali8 records · best Jan, Nov
Palestine8 records · best Apr, Jun
Turkmenistan8 records · best Mar, May
Norway7 records · best Apr, Oct
Azerbaijan6 records · best Jan, Mar
Jordan6 records · best Apr, May
Ukraine5 records · best Jul, May
Bahrain5 records · best Jul, Jan
Qatar5 records · best Dec, Jan
Austria5 records · best Jul, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina4 records · best May, Sep
Bulgaria4 records · best Jun, Jul
Fiji4 records · best Oct, Jan
Kuwait4 records · best Jun, Jan
Romania3 records · best Sep, Nov
Barbados3 records · best Mar, Jan
Vanuatu3 records · best Jul, Jan
North Macedonia2 records · best Jul, Jan
Serbia2 records · best Jan, Aug
Slovenia2 records · best Jun, Sep
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2 records · best Jun, Sep
Monaco1 records · best May, Jan
Poland1 records · best Sep, Jan
Kosovo1 records · best Oct, Jan
Saint Lucia1 records · best Jan, Feb
São Tomé and Príncipe1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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