Galapagos Sealion

Galapagos Sealion

Zalophus wollebaeki

80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Galápagos Islands

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

Galápagos Fur Seal
EN Endemic

Galápagos Fur Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

20–30% · Possible
Southern Elephant Seal
LC

Southern Elephant Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Mirounga leonina

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
80–90
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
80–90%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Galapagos Sealion in Galápagos Islands?

About 80% of visitor-days record a Galapagos Sealion sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 2770 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Galapagos Sealion in Galápagos Islands?

August has the highest sighting rate for Galapagos Sealion in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.

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