Mantenimiento programado (scheduled maintenance) el
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orca
 
Metazoa
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetartiodactyla
Delphinidae
2027
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Macaronesia Gender Do not
Species Do not
Subspecies -
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

Cosmopolitan. It inhabits both hot and cold waters of all oceans, and the availability of food seems to be the only factor that regulates its abundance.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

Ocean to the West and Southeast of La Gomera, North of Gran Canaria and South, Southeast, East, Northeast and West of Lanzarote.

Origin

Habitat

Its distribution includes both pelagic and coastal waters, depending on the life regime of the dams that constitute its diet in each region. The orca navigates without problems in shallow waters, and even in places where it feeds on terrestrial species, such as pinnipeds or birds, it does not hesitate to leave the water to catch its prey. (Blanco & González, 2006)

Directiva Hábitat
Island Category
El Hierro Anexo IV
Fuerteventura Anexo IV
La Gomera Anexo IV
Lanzarote Anexo IV
La Palma Anexo IV
Tenerife Anexo IV
Mar Anexo IV
Convenio de Bonn
Island Category
La Gomera Apéndice 2
Lanzarote Apéndice 2
Mar Apéndice 2
Catálogo Canario
Island Category
El Hierro Protección especial
Fuerteventura Protección especial
La Gomera Protección especial
Lanzarote Protección especial
La Palma Protección especial
Tenerife Protección especial
Mar Protección especial
Convenio de Berna
Island Category
El Hierro Anejo II
Fuerteventura Anejo II
La Gomera Anejo II
Lanzarote Anejo II
La Palma Anejo II
Tenerife Anejo II
Mar Anejo II
CITES
Island Category
La Gomera Apéndice II
Lanzarote Apéndice II
Mar Apéndice II
El Hierro Apéndice II
Fuerteventura Apéndice II
La Palma Apéndice II
Tenerife Apéndice II
 
Sexenal 2001-2006
Sexenal 2007-2012
Sexenal 2013-2018
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