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:
5BCF1891777ED3D3
Avibase ID:
avibase-5BCF1891
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5BCF1891
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175590
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Western Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus) [version 1] |
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pandion haliaetus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pandion [haliaetus or cristatus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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