Osprey (Pandionidae)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - HBW 2, p. 51
French: Balbuzard pêcheur
German: Fischadler
Spanish: Aguila Pescadora
Other common names: Fish Hawk
Taxonomy: Falco Haliaetus Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = Sweden.
Sometimes included within family Accipitridae, but usually in its own subfamily, Pandioninae. Race melvillensis often applied to birds from Indonesia to N Australia, but probably not valid; similar to cristatus. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Scandinavia E to Japan and S to Mediterranean, Red Sea and Cape Verde Is; winters S to S Africa, India, W Indonesia and Philippines.
- carolinensis (Gmelin, 1788) - Labrador W to Alaska and S to Florida and Arizona; winters S to Peru and S Brazil.
- ridgwayi Maynard, 1887 - Caribbean, including Bahamas, Cuba and Belize.
- cristatus (Vieillot, 1816) - Australia E to New Caledonia, and N through New Guinea to Java and Sulawesi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two individuals at their nest Locality Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA (United States) (ssp carolinensis)
Michael Grunow 2 July 2006 5 years ago 9 sec 3.2 -
A perched bird, checking its talons. Locality Caye Caulker, Belize (ssp ridgwayi)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 9 August 2005 5 years ago 34 sec 3.1 -
An individual flying Locality Junglaven, Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp carolinensis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 February 2002 10 years ago 22 sec 3.1 -
A bird eating its prey (long distance view) Locality Gressholmen Island, Oslo Fjord, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp haliaetus )
Eric Roualet 15 September 2012 36 weeks ago 24 sec 3 -
A bird flying. Locality Yatsushiro Port, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp haliaetus)
Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 3 -
A bird on a pole, rubbing its bill Locality Doñana National Park, Andalucia, Spain
Juan Sanabria 1 March 2010 2 years ago 48 sec 3
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con su presa listo para alimentarse
Locality Estero Real River, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 23 January 2013 7 weeks ago 3.8 -
bird at his nest site - Puerto San Carlos (Bahia Magdalena)
Locality Baja California Sur State, Mexico (Northern)
Thore Noernberg 19 February 2013 11 weeks ago 3.8 -
Single adult bird in tree
Locality Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
John Pratt 6 May 2011 20 weeks ago 3.8 -
Bird perched on a top of a tree near a water, starting to flight.
Locality Bubali Bird Sanctuary, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 18 November 2012 26 weeks ago 3.8 -
Nesting Osprey's just beyond the airstrip on Caye Caulker
Locality Caye Caulker, Belize
christopher siviter 1 February 2012 44 weeks ago 3.8 -
Es una de las rapaces mas bellas y maravillosas que conozco su elegancia y presencia merecen todo mi respeto
Locality Egypt
José Miguel Grande Gutier... 4 March 2010 46 weeks ago 3.8
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Calls by three young birds close to the nest. Locality Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
(ssp carolinensis)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2012 32 weeks ago 4 -
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An adult singing on a tree branch. Un adulto vocaliza posado sobre una rama. Locality Caonillas Lake, Utuado, Puerto Rico
J. Gonzalez y F. Collazo 20 November 2005 3 years ago 4
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