Omura’s Whale – Balaenoptera omurai

Spectrogram

Omura's whale spectrogram

Sound clip

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Note: Some of these sounds are below the human hearing range and hence inaudible unless sped up.

References Selected publications

Madhusudhana S, Murray A, Erbe C (2020) Automatic detectors for low-frequency vocalizations of Omura’s whales, Balaenoptera omurai: A performance comparison. J Acoust Soc Am 147 (5):3078-3090. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0001108

Browne CE, Erbe C, McCauley RD (2024) Distribution and seasonality of the Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai) in Australia based on passive acoustic recordings. Animals 14 (20):2944. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14202944

Browne CE, Erbe C, McCauley RD (2025) Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai) song features and structure in northern Australian waters. JASA Express Lett 5 (7):071201. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0037187

Gavrilov A, Sidenko E, McCauley RD, Browne CE, Erbe C (2025) Source levels of Western Australian Omura’s whale (Balaenoptera omurai) sound. J Acoust Soc Am 157 (6):4196-4202. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0036847