Otaria flavescens - #1664
South American Sea Lion
Close-up of head of adult male. Formerly Otaria byronia.
Geographic Distribution
South American coasts of Argentina, Brazil (south from Recife dos Tôrres), Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Falkland Isls. Vagrant populations occasionally in Columbia, Ecuador (Galapagos Isls), Panama.
Order/Family
Otariidae
Genus
Otaria
Specific Epithet
flavescens
Image Location
Chile, Los Rios, Valdivia Province, Valdivia
Image Date
May 28, 2006
Photographer
LE Harding