Summary ³

L 23” Wt. 3.5lb
Description: A large hawk, the Osprey has a dark back and a white chest. They have a unique wing shape and a dark elbow making identification easy.

Habitat: By any source of water.

Fun Facts: Osprey hunt by hovering over prey before diving deep to catch fish.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) islandstewards, all rights reserved
2. (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/72825507@N00/326753913
3. Adapted by islandstewards from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandion_haliaetus

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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