Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 145,099
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The osprey, historically known as 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 a wingspan of 180 cm (71 in). It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Osprey”.