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Cetaceans mammal list rankings

Although there is much more to mammalwatching than listing species, it is – for many of us – a fun way to track our effort. Mammal listing is nothing more than a friendly competition. But I believe it can motivate mammalwatchers and also lead to a more interactive and lively community. So if you have a list please share it here. Any questions about what people have seen or where? Just click on their list and ask them. And if you are feeling motivated to add to your list then check out this post on where to see (most of) all the world’s cetaceans.

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Download the list of all cetaceans (Can be used to create a pdf ready for uploading your list)

Whale and dolphin watching rankings

#

Name

No. of species

List

Latest observations

1

Robert
Pitman

93

View

Balaenoptera edeni (northern Gulf of Thailand); Platanista minor (Beas River, Punjab, India)

2

Jon
Hall

69

View

Latest observations: Yangtze River Finless Porpoise, Bolivian River Dolphin, Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales, Sowerby's Beaked Whale, Bowhead Whale, Vaquita

3

Alex
Meyer

33

View

Hector's Dolphin, Burmeister's Porpoise, Sperm Whale, Northern Right Whale, Striped Dolphin, Commerson's Dolphin

4

Martin
Royle

32

View

Highlights include beaching Orcas in Patagonia, Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Dall's Porpoise, Australian Humpback Dolphin, Heaviside's Dolphin

5

Romain
Bocquier

31

View

Tropical globicephale, Tenerife island; Omura's whale, Raja ampat

6

Guilherme
Estrela

30

View

Harbour porpoise, Bottlenose dolphin, Common dolphin, Minke whale, Fin whale

7

Daniel
Benak

18

View

Minke whale, Humpback whale, Harbor porpoise, White-beaked dolphin (Iceland 2024)

8

Marcelo
Gavensky

17

View

Latest: Harbor Porpoise, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Burmeister's Porpoise. Previous highlights: Southern Right Whale Dolphin, Franciscana, Bolivian River Dolphin, Sei Whale, Killer Whale and more

9

Jonas
Livet

14

View

Update 07/2024: 14 whales and dolphins species seen in the wild, total 27 species seen including ones in captive settings

10

Ellen
Linton

14

View

Latest observations include Pantropical Spotted Dolphin and Spinner Dolphin in Hawaii and Risso's Dolphin in California. Previous highlights include Northern Right Whale Dolphin off the Farallon Islands and Atlantic Spotted Dolphin on a Cape Hatteras pelagic.