Phoca (common seals)

Genus

common seals

Phoca

1 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

Species in this group

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

Harbor Seal
LC

Harbor Seal

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Phoca vitulina

80–90% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see common 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
80–90%
2 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 1
60–70%
3 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
4 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
40–50%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
40–50%
6 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
7 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
8 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
30–40%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
10 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
30–40%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
20–30%
12 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
20–30%
13 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
10–20%
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
15 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
16 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 1
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