Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii)
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Did You Know? · Baird's beaked whales are the largest of the beaked whales, reaching 42 feet (12.8 m); females are larger than males. |
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Status
MMPA - Baird's beaked whales, like all marine mammals, are protected under the MMPA.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ziphidae
Genus: Berardius
Species: bairdii
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
| Title | Federal Register | Date |
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| Stock Assessment Reports | n/a | various |
- NMFS Beaked Whales page
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Marine Mammal Program Baird's Beaked Whale Identification Guide
- MarineBio.org Baird's Beaked Whale Species Information
- American Cetacean Society Baird's Beaked Whale Information
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Species Database Baird's Beaked Whale Species Information
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Baird's Beaked Whale Species Information
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS-SEAMAP) Baird's Beaked Whale Species Profile
