Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Pandionidae
- Genus
- Pandion