Osprey

Pandion haliaetusOrder: FALCONIFORMES Family: Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)

Codes: Common Name: OSPR Scientific Name: PANHAL ITIS Taxonomic No.: 175590

Head

Topo Map: Hawk-like Head

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Yellow in adults but orange-yellow in some males. Variable in juveniles and generally darker than in adults; described as "bright orange-red to dark brownish yellow”.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Plain
Crown Color: Brown
Forehead Color: White with dark eyestripe.
Nape Color: White
Throat Color: White
Cere color: Gray

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Body

Topo Map: Hawk-like Body

Length Range: 53-61 cm (21-24 in)
Weight: 1406 g (49.6 oz)
Size: Size 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color: White, Brown, Black
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Dark Brown
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked, Solid

Flight

Topo Map: Hawk-like Flight

Flight Pattern: Sometimes soars on thermals., Deep, slow wing beats alternate with glides.
Wingspan Range: 137-183 cm (54-72 in)
Wing Shape: Long-Wings, Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Narrow black bars.
Upper Tail: Dark brown with paler bands.
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: White

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Osprey

Osprey: Large raptor, dark brown upperparts contrast with white underparts, faint breast band. Small, white head has dark crown, eyestripe. Dark bill. Wings held at a distinct angle in flight, with underwing showing barred flight feathers and diagnostic dark patches on forewing. Gray legs and feet.

● Song: "chewk-chewk-chewk"

● Foraging & Feeding: Osprey: Feeds exclusively on fish, usually twice daily, in mid-morning and late afternoon. Forages by flying over water, hovering once prey is spotted, then diving into the water feet-first to grasp prey; sometimes lays on the water and rests, but eventually takes off to find a perch to eat its meal.

● Breeding & nesting: Osprey: Three pink or white eggs, marked with olive and brown, are laid in a bulky nest made of sticks built in a large tree; sometimes nests in loose colonies. Incubation ranges from 35 to 40 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Osprey: Bald Eagle is larger with an entirely white head and tail, and dark underparts and underwings.

Flight Pattern

Sometimes soars on thermals., Deep, slow wing beats alternate with glides.

● Range & Habitat: Osprey: Worldwide distribution except Antarctica; found near large bodies of water.

^BreedingMonogamous

^PopulationCommon in coastal range, uncommon inland.

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight49.6 Ounces

Hawk-like Head

Hawk-like Body

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4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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