"Fish hawk" redirects here. For other uses, see Fish Hawk (disambiguation) and Osprey (disambiguation).
"River hawk" redirects here. For sports teams using this name, see Riverhawks.
Osprey
An osprey standing on its nest
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Pandionidae
Genus:
Pandion
Species:
P. haliaetus
Binomial name
Pandion haliaetus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Global range of Pandion haliaetus
Synonyms
Falco haliaetusLinnaeus, 1758
The osprey (/ˈɒspri,-preɪ/;[2]Pandion haliaetus), also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.
The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant.
As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialised physical characteristics and unique behaviour in hunting its prey. Its unique characteristics classify it in its own taxonomic genus, Pandion, and family, Pandionidae.
^BirdLife International (2021). "Pandion haliaetus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22694938A206628879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22694938A206628879.en. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^"osprey". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
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