Baird's beaked whale: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Baird's beaked whale lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Berardius bairdii
Group	Whales & dolphins
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Ziphiidae

Where does the Baird's beaked whale live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Baird's beaked whale in 2 countries and territories across Asia and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Baird's beaked whale endangered?

The Baird's beaked whale’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Baird's beaked whale?

The Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Ziphiidae, genus Berardius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Baird's beaked whale

Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii), also known commonly as the northern giant bottlenose whale, North Pacific bottlenose whale, giant four-toothed whale, northern four-toothed whale and North Pacific four-toothed whale, is a species of whale in the genus Berardius of the family Ziphiidae. Baird's beaked whale and Arnoux's beaked whale are so similar that researchers have debated whether or not they are simply two populations of the same species. However, genetic evidence and their wide geographical separation has led them to be classified as separate. Baird's beaked whale is the largest beaked whale and the second largest living species of toothed whale after the sperm whale.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Baird's beaked whale (revision 1367410786), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q803927 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).