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title: "Baleia-bicuda-de-cabeça-plana-do-norte"
description: "Hyperoodon ampullatus — Mamíferos. The northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is a species of beaked whale in the ziphiidae family, being one of two members of the genus Hyperoodon."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/north-atlantic-bottlenose-whale
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Baleia-bicuda-de-cabeça-plana-do-norte

> Hyperoodon ampullatus — Mamíferos. The northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is a species of beaked whale in the ziphiidae family, being one of two members of the genus Hyperoodon.

- Scientific name: *Hyperoodon ampullatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 234
- Wikidata: [Q300949](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q300949)
- iNaturalist taxon: [41421](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/41421)

## Names

- en: North Atlantic Bottlenose Whale
- de: Nördlicher Entenwal
- es: Ballena hocico de botella del Norte
- fr: Hypérodon boréal
- nl: Noordelijke butskop
- pt: Baleia-bicuda-de-cabeça-plana-do-norte
- pl: Butlogłów północny

## Countries with the most observations

IS (33), FO (15), PT (13), GB (11)

## Summary

The northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is a species of beaked whale in the ziphiidae family, being one of two members of the genus Hyperoodon. The northern bottlenose whale was hunted heavily by Norway and Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of the deepest-diving mammals known, reaching depths of 2,339 m (7,674 ft) and capable of diving for up to 130 minutes.

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

## Photo

![Baleia-bicuda-de-cabeça-plana-do-norte](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/north-atlantic-bottlenose-whale/medium.jpg)

Photo: Charlie Thomas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/389149058

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/north-atlantic-bottlenose-whale?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).