This Index covers all my Beaked Whale Posts. The taxonomy follows the Marine Mammals of the World (Second Edition) book. More Cetacean photos can be found by following the links to the Posts below each photo. I will continue to add to the photos and links as I write new Cetacean Blogs.
Beaked Whales
There are twenty two species of Beaked Whales: Baird's Beaked Whale, Arnoux's Beaked Whale, Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Northern Bottlenose Whale, Southern Bottlenose Whale, Shepherd's Beaked Whale, Blainville's Beaked Whale, Gray's Beaked Whale, Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale, Deraniyagala's Beaked Whale, Hector's Beaked Whale, Perrin's Beaked Whale, Hubbs's Beaked Whale, Pygmy Beaked Whale, Sowerby's Beaked Whale, Gervais's Beaked Whale, True's Beaked Whale, Strap-toothed Beaked Whale, Andrews's Beaked Whale, Stejneger's Beaked Whale, Spade-toothed Beaked Whale and Longman's Beaked Whale.
Currently, I have seen Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Northern Bottlenose Whale, Blainville's Beaked Whale, Gray's Beaked Whale, Gervais's Beaked Whale and Strap-toothed Beaked Whale. I do not have any photos of Northern Bottlenose Whale or Gray's Beaked Whale.
Cuvier's Beaked Whale: Male in Northern Biscay from the Brittany Ferry (15 Aug 18)
Cuvier's Beaked Whale: At the Estancia Harberton museum, Argentina (27 Mar 18)
Blainville's Beaked Whale: At sea off Mangareva, French Polynesia (17 Nov 14)
Blainville's Beaked Whale: At sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (25 Apr 18)
Gervais's Beaked Whale: At sea between Ascension Island and Cape Verde (28 Apr 18)
Gervais's Beaked Whale: At sea off the Canary Islands (4 May 18)
Strap-toothed Beaked Whale: Two subadult/female Strap-toothed Beaked Whales at sea between South Georgia and Gough Island (8 Apr 18)
Strap-toothed Beaked Whale: A party at sea between Tristan da Cunha and St Helena (16 Apr 18)