The osprey, also called 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 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.91
Protonym:
Falco Haliaetus
Type locality:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761 Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 22.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/109/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
1327AC55AA9D579B
Avibase ID:
avibase-1327AC55
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1327AC55
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175590
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): American Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaëtus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Osprey or Australian Osprey ( Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Balbuzard pêcheur ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Balbuzard pêcheur ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2016: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pandion haliaetus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pandion haliaetus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pandion haliaetus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pandion haliaetus [version 1] |
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