Baleen Whales

Scientific name:

Sighting Occurrence:

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Rare

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

Rare

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

Very Rare

Northern Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

Rare

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Very Rare

Sperm Whales

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Rare

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

Very Rare

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia simus

Beaked Whales

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

Very rare

Baird's Beaked Whale

Berardius bairdii

Very Rare

Hubbs’ Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Rare

Oceanic Dolphins

Rough-toothed Dolphin

Steno bredanensis

Very rare

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Very rare

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Very rare

Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Very rare

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

Lissodelphis borealis

Rare

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Very rare

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

Rare

Short-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus

Very rare

Porpoises

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

Rare

**A very rare or rare classification does not indicate abundance of species.  These Cetaceans may simply be harder to see because of behavior characteristics.  Some are known to have complex migration patterns, others like deep water and avoid coastal areas, and still many more have unpredictable fluctuations in movements that don't allow us to predict when they will be viewable.