The following pages document the vocal repertoires of baleen whales recorded in the waters surrounding Madeira Island.
Suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales)
Family Balaenopteridae
- Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
- Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
- Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni)
- Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales)
Family Ziphiidae
- Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)
Family Physeteridae
- Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)