1 New Zealand Fur Seal at Manly, NSW
Identification history
| Arctocephalus forsteri | 7 Sep 2021 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Arctocephalus forsteri | 7 Sep 2021 | PatrickCampbell | ||
| Arctocephalus forsteri | 3 Sep 2021 | mssandeep |
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4 comments
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
3 Sep 2021
Wow, fabulous sighting. I would love to see a seal like this. Great shot of it too, showing the context and proximity to civilization.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
4 Sep 2021
Hi Sandeep, how confident are you of the ID of New Zealand Fur Seal?
PatrickCampbell
wrote:
7 Sep 2021
Long, narrow pointed face and concave profile suggest Arctocephalus forsteri.
Location information
- Coordinates 151.292861-33.800292
- Altitude 4.7m
- Places Manly, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Aug 2021 11:48 AM Recorded on
- mssandeep Recorded by
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Featured NSW Government Priority Species Mammals Sea Mammals mssandeep Greater Sydney NatureMapr
Species information
- Arctocephalus forsteri Scientific name
- New Zealand Fur Seal Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 19m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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