Mammal
Orca
Orcinus orca · Delphinidae · Cetacea
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records28,185in 35 countries
Most seen inUnited States14,093 records
Red ListData deficientIUCN status
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About
Orca in brief
The orca (Orcinus orca) is a mammal of the Delphinidae family — species in the oceanic dolphin family.
Across the 35 countries we cover it has 28,185 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Norway. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in May, June and July.
Its global conservation status is data deficient on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States14,093 records · best Jun, Jul
Canada4,739 records · best Jul, Aug
Norway2,515 records · best Nov, Jan
United Kingdom1,483 records · best May, Jun
Chile1,357 records · best Apr, Oct
Portugal1,067 records · best May, Apr
Iceland1,008 records · best Jul, Jun
New Zealand451 records · best Jan, Nov
Russia434 records · best Aug, Jun
Denmark410 records · best May, Apr
Sweden182 records · best May, Jun
Japan159 records · best Jun, May
Morocco94 records · best Aug, Jul
Ireland81 records · best Jul, Jun
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27 records · best May, Apr
Bahamas16 records · best Jul, May
Cuba10 records · best Aug, Apr
Uruguay8 records · best Jan, Feb
Sri Lanka7 records · best Feb, Dec
Cape Verde6 records · best Jan, May
Saint Lucia6 records · best Apr, Jan
Grenada5 records · best Mar, Jan
Mauritania5 records · best Feb, Nov
Dominican Republic3 records · best May, Jan
Oman3 records · best Jan, Mar
Solomon Islands3 records · best Mar, Sep
Antigua and Barbuda2 records · best Jul, Oct
Djibouti2 records · best Jan, May
Jamaica2 records · best Jul, Jan
Saudi Arabia2 records · best Jan, Feb
Barbados1 records · best Jan, Feb
Dominica1 records · best Jun, Jan
Haiti1 records · best May, Jan
Seychelles1 records · best Aug, Jan
Yemen1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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