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title: "White-beaked Dolphin"
description: "Lagenorhynchus albirostris — Mammals. The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-beaked-dolphin
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White-beaked Dolphin

> Lagenorhynchus albirostris — Mammals. The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales).

- Scientific name: *Lagenorhynchus albirostris*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 772
- Wikidata: [Q217147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217147)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41505](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41505)

## Names

- en: White-beaked Dolphin
- de: Weißschnauzendelfin
- es: Delfín de Hocico blanco
- fr: Lagénorhynque à bec blanc
- nl: Witsnuitdolfijn
- pt: Golfinho-de-bico-branco
- pl: Delfinowiec białonosy

## Countries with the most observations

IS (121), CA (56), NO (41), GB (18), RU (8), SJ (4), DK (3), NL (3)

## Summary

The white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is a marine mammal belonging to the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins) in the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-beaked_dolphin

## Photo

![White-beaked Dolphin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-beaked-dolphin/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171418284

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-beaked-dolphin?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).