Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)

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Humpback whale by Henrik Bucher. Bucher was the illustrator of the Natural History Museum in Bergen in the second half of the 19th century. © University Museum in Bergen.

English

Humpback whale; Bunch whale; Hump; Hump whale; Hunch; Hunchback whale

Portuguese

Baleia-corcunda; Baleia-de-bossa; Baleia jubarte (Brasil)

Norwegian

Knølhval (bm); Knølkval (nn)

North Sámi

Báhkkebossu

Dutch

Bultrug; Langarmvinvisch (arch.)

German

Buckelwal

French

Mégaptère ; Baleine à bosse; Baleine à taquet; Baleine tampon; Jubarte ; Rorqual à bosse; Rorqual du Cap; Rorqual noueux

Spanish

Ballena jorobada; Gubarte; Yubarta

Italian

Megattera

Greek

Καμπούρα φάλαινα; Μεγάπτερη φάλαινα

Creole

References

• IUCN: Megaptera novaeangliae
• OBIS: Megaptera novaeangliae