Genus

South American Sea Lions

Otaria

1 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderCarnivora (Carnivorans)
FamilyOtariidae (Eared Seals)
GenusOtaria (South American Sea Lions)

Species in this group

Otaria byronia

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~60%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see South American Sea Lions

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 1 species (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 1	~80%
	Southern Sea Lion			~80%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~30%
	Southern Sea Lion			~30%
3	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 1	~20%
	Southern Sea Lion			~20%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 1	~10%
	Southern Sea Lion			~10%
2	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 1	~10%
	Southern Sea Lion			~10%

South American Sea Lions

Species in this group

Southern Sea Lion

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see South American Sea Lions

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked