Baird’s beaked whale  (Berardius bairdii)

Baird's beaked whale performing tail slap
Baird's beaked whale performing tail slap
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Facts

Also known as: North Pacific bottlenose whale, Giant bottle-nosed whale, northern four-toothed whale
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderCetartiodactyla
FamilyZiphiidae
GenusBerardius (1)

Status

Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix I of CITES (2).

Description

Information on Baird’s beaked whale is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

Authentication

This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. CITES (November, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
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