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title: "Short-finned Pilot Whale"
description: "Globicephala macrorhynchus — Mammiferi. The short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala, which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale (G."
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last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Short-finned Pilot Whale

> Globicephala macrorhynchus — Mammiferi. The short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala, which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale (G.

- Scientific name: *Globicephala macrorhynchus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2361
- Wikidata: [Q735210](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735210)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41532](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41532)

## Names

- en: Short-finned Pilot Whale
- de: Kurzflossen-Grindwal
- es: Ballena piloto
- fr: Globicéphale tropical
- nl: Indische griend
- pt: Baleia-piloto-de-aleta-curta
- pl: Grindwal krótkopłetwy

## Countries with the most observations

ES (409), PT (211), US (73), MX (19), EC (13), TL (13), MV (10), TW (10), ID (6), MQ (6), FJ (4), PH (4)

## Summary

The short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala, which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas). It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae).
It has a worldwide distribution with a global population of about 700,000, and there may be 3 or 4 distinct populations—two in the Pacific and one in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Its range is moving northward due to global warming. In the Pacific, males average 4–6 m (13–20 ft) and females 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft). It generally has a stocky build with black to dark gray or brown…

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

## Photo

![Short-finned Pilot Whale](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/short-finned-pilot-whale/medium.jpg)

Photo: Parker Hopkins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1392651

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/short-finned-pilot-whale?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).