Phocidae (Earless Seals) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Phoca vitulina

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC

Mirounga leonina

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Halichoerus grypus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Mirounga angustirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT

Pagophilus groenlandicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Erignathus barbatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Hydrurga leptonyx

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Pusa hispida

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Lobodon carcinophaga

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN

Cystophora cristata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Earless Seals

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~90%
	Harbor Seal			~90%
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~90%
	Southern Elephant Seal			~90%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
3	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	4	~70%
	Harbor Seal			~60%
	Gray Seal			~10%
	Bearded Seal			Insufficient data
	Ringed Seal			Insufficient data
4	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	~60%
	Harbor Seal			~40%
	Gray Seal			~30%
	Bladdernose Seal			Insufficient data
	Ringed Seal			Insufficient data
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~60%
	Harbor Seal			~40%
	Gray Seal			~30%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Harbor Seal			~50%
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~50%
	Harbor Seal			~40%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~10%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Harbor Seal			~40%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~10%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Harbor Seal			~40%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~10%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	~40%
	Gray Seal			~40%
	Harbor Seal			Insufficient data
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~40%
	Harbor Seal			~40%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~10%
12	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~40%
	Gray Seal			~30%
	Harp Seal			Insufficient data
	Harbor Seal			Insufficient data
13	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4	~40%
	Harbor Seal			~20%
	Harp Seal			~10%
	Gray Seal			Insufficient data
	Bearded Seal			Insufficient data
14	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Harbor Seal			~20%
	Northern Elephant Seal			~20%
15	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Harbor Seal			~30%
16	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Harbor Seal			~10%
	Northern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
17	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
18	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Southern Elephant Seal			~10%
	Leopard Seal			~10%
19	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Harbor Seal			Insufficient data
20	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			~10%
	Crabeater Seal			Insufficient data
21	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			~10%
	Leopard Seal			<5%
22	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
23	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
24	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
25	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
26	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
27	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
28	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
29	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data
30	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Leopard Seal			Insufficient data
31	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Southern Elephant Seal			Insufficient data

Earless Seals

Species in this group

Harbor Seal

Southern Elephant Seal

Gray Seal

Northern Elephant Seal

Harp Seal

Bearded Seal

Leopard Seal

Ringed Seal

Crabeater Seal

Bladdernose Seal

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Earless Seals

Parks Ranked