Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781G3 (Globally rare/local)  -  Endangered (Federal)  -  Endangered (MD)  -  S1S2 (Highly state rare)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Mammalia   >   Order Cetacea   >   Family Balaenopteridae   >   Genus Megaptera   

[View seasonality details]
GAALWAFRCLMOHOBABCHACEPGAA CVCHSM KEQA CNTA DO WISOWO 
A Humback Whale in offshore Maryland waters (3/1/2014). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A Humback Whale in offshore Maryland waters (3/1/2014). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A Humpback Whale in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/28/2016). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Humpback Whale in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/28/2016). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Humpback Whale in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/14/2018). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Humpback Whale in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/15/2018). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Humpback Whale photographed offshore in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/6/2017). Courtesy of the Morning Star. Photo by Nick Denny. (MBP list)

Humpback Whale in Worcester Co., Maryland (11/11/2023). (c) Alina Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Alina Martin via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Humpback Whale east of Chatham, Massachusetts (11/10/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

A deceased Humpback Whale in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/20/2021). (c) davidsexton94, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by davidsexton94 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


View All Images

Use of images featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.