Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCetacea
- FamilyHyperoodontidae
- GenusZiphius (Goose-beaked Whales)
- SpeciesZiphius cavirostris (Cuvier's Beaked Whale)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus
Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
False Killer Whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia sima
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Short-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala macrorhynchus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cuvier's Beaked Whale at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |