Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Family Pandionidae. Order Accipitriformes.
Photo: Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Description
The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory
- Diet
- fish (dives)
- Game species
- no — protected
- Red Data Book
- listed
♪ Bird call
Recording: Wikimedia Commons
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Photographs
Baldamus, A. C. Eduard; Blasius, J. H.; Naumann, Johann Andreas; Nauma / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey'}