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Osprey (Australasian)
Pandion haliaetus cristatus (Vieillot, LJP 1816)
The eastern osprey is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. They live in Oceania at coastal regions of the Australian continent, the Indonesian islands, New Guinea, and the Philippines. It is usually sedentary and pairs breed at the same nest site, building up a substantial structure on dead trees or limbs. The species resides in habitat close to coasts and estuaries that provide opportunities for fishing. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Pandionidae
Genus:
Pandion
Scientific:
Pandion haliaetus cristatus
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Pandionidae
Genus:
Pandion
Scientific:
Pandion haliaetus cristatus
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1816)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
4 p.481
Protonym:
Buteo cristatus
Type locality:
New South Wales = Tasmania, fide Mathews.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/68871#page/501/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CC2A77A9DADD2BAE
Avibase ID:
avibase-CC2A77A9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CC2A77A9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824107
English:
Osprey (cristatus)
Afrikaans:
Visvalk (Australasian)
Arabic:
عقاب نساري (cristatus)
Azerbaijani:
Çay qaraquşu (cristatus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Орел рибар (ssp. cristatus)
Catalan:
Àguila pescadora (cristatus)
Czech:
orlovec říční (ssp. cristatus)
Danish:
Australsk Fiskeørn
German:
Fischadler (cristatus)
Greek:
Ψαραετός (cristatus)
Spanish:
Águila Pescadora (Australia)
Spanish (Spain):
Águila pescadora (Australia)
Estonian:
kalakotkas (ssp. cristatus)
Basque:
Arrano arrantzalea (cristatus)
Persian:
عقاب ماهیگیر (cristatus)
Finnish:
sääksi (cristatus)
French:
Balbuzard pêcheur (cristatus)
Hebrew:
שלך (אוסטרלי)
Croatian:
bukoč (australoazijski)
Hungarian:
Halászsas (cristatus)
Indonesian:
Elang tiram (cristatus)
Icelandic:
Gjóður (cristatus)
Japanese (romaji):
misago (cristatus)
Japanese:
ミサゴ（cristatus）
Lithuanian:
Žuvininkas (cristatus)
Nepali:
मलाहा चील (Australasian)
Dutch:
Visarend (Australisch-Aziatisch)
Norwegian:
fiskeørn (cristatus)
Polish:
rybołów (cristatus)
Portuguese (Brazil):
águia-pescadora (cristatus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Águia-pesqueira (cristatus)
Romanian:
Uligan pescar (cristatus)
Russian:
Скопа (cristatus)
Slovak:
kršiak austrálsky (skup.)
Slovenian:
Ribji orel (cristatus)
Serbian:
Ribar (cristatus)
Swedish:
australisk fiskgjuse
Thai:
เหยี่ยวออสเปร (ออสเตรเลีย)
Turkish:
Balık kartalı (cristatus)
Ukrainian:
Скопа західна (підвид cristatus)
Chinese:
鹗 (cristatus)
Chinese (Traditional):
魚鷹(cristatus)
Osprey (cristatus)
Afrikaans:
Visvalk (Australasian)
Arabic:
عقاب نساري (cristatus)
Azerbaijani:
Çay qaraquşu (cristatus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian:
Орел рибар (ssp. cristatus)
Catalan:
Àguila pescadora (cristatus)
Czech:
orlovec říční (ssp. cristatus)
Danish:
Australsk Fiskeørn
German:
Fischadler (cristatus)
Greek:
Ψαραετός (cristatus)
Spanish:
Águila Pescadora (Australia)
Spanish (Spain):
Águila pescadora (Australia)
Estonian:
kalakotkas (ssp. cristatus)
Basque:
Arrano arrantzalea (cristatus)
Persian:
عقاب ماهیگیر (cristatus)
Finnish:
sääksi (cristatus)
French:
Balbuzard pêcheur (cristatus)
Hebrew:
שלך (אוסטרלי)
Croatian:
bukoč (australoazijski)
Hungarian:
Halászsas (cristatus)
Indonesian:
Elang tiram (cristatus)
Icelandic:
Gjóður (cristatus)
Japanese (romaji):
misago (cristatus)
Japanese:
ミサゴ（cristatus）
Lithuanian:
Žuvininkas (cristatus)
Nepali:
मलाहा चील (Australasian)
Dutch:
Visarend (Australisch-Aziatisch)
Norwegian:
fiskeørn (cristatus)
Polish:
rybołów (cristatus)
Portuguese (Brazil):
águia-pescadora (cristatus)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Águia-pesqueira (cristatus)
Romanian:
Uligan pescar (cristatus)
Russian:
Скопа (cristatus)
Slovak:
kršiak austrálsky (skup.)
Slovenian:
Ribji orel (cristatus)
Serbian:
Ribar (cristatus)
Swedish:
australisk fiskgjuse
Thai:
เหยี่ยวออสเปร (ออสเตรเลีย)
Turkish:
Balık kartalı (cristatus)
Ukrainian:
Скопа західна (підвид cristatus)
Chinese:
鹗 (cristatus)
Chinese (Traditional):
魚鷹(cristatus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Osprey (cristatus) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Osprey (cristatus) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Australian Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Osprey (Australasian) ( Pandion haliaetus cristatus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Eastern Osprey ( Pandion cristatus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pandion haliaetus cristatus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pandion cristatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Pandion haliaetus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Visvalk (Australasian)
Arabic: عقاب نساري (cristatus)
Asturian: Águila pescadora (cristatus)
Azerbaijani: Çay qaraquşu (cristatus yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Орел рибар (ssp. cristatus)
Bengali: িমস্ট্ররীয় ভাছভুযার
Bengali (transliteration): asṭrēlīẏa māchamurāla*
Catalan: Àguila pescadora (cristatus)
Czech: orlovec říční (ssp. cristatus)
Danish: Australsk Fiskeørn
German: Australische Fischadler, Fischadler (cristatus), Haubenfischadler
Greek: Ψαραετός (cristatus)
English: Australian Osprey, Eastern Osprey, Osprey (Australasian), Osprey (cristatus)
English (Avilist): Osprey (Australasian)
English, HBW: Osprey (Australasian)
English (Hong Kong SAR China): Osprey (cristatus)
English (IOC): Eastern Osprey
English (United States): Osprey (Australasian)
Spanish: Águila Pescadora (Australia), Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Argentine): Aguila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Chile): Águila pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Cuba): Guincho (cristatus)
Spanish (Ecuador): Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Spain): Águila pescadora (Australia), Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (HBW): Osprey (Australasian)
Spanish (Honduras): Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Mexico): Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Panama): Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Peru): Aguila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Paraguay): Águila pescadora (cristatus)
Spanish (Uruguay): Águila Pescadora (Subesp. cristatus)
Spanish (Venezuela): Águila Pescadora (cristatus)
Estonian: kalakotkas (ssp. cristatus)
Basque: Arrano arrantzalea (cristatus)
Persian: عقاب ماهیگیر (cristatus)
Finnish: sääksi (cristatus)
Faroese: Fiskiørn (cristatus)
French: Balbuzard d'Australie, Balbuzard pêcheur (Australasie), Balbuzard pêcheur (cristatus)
French (Guyane): Balbuzard pêcheur (cristatus)
Galician: Aguia pescadora (cristatus)
Hebrew: שלך (אוסטרלי)
Croatian: bukoč (australoazijski)
Hungarian: Halászsas (cristatus)
Armenian: Ջրարծիվ (cristatus)
Indonesian: Elang tiram, Elang tiram (cristatus)
Icelandic: Gjóður (cristatus)
Italian: Falco pescatore orientale
Japanese (romaji): misago (cristatus)
Japanese: カンムリミサゴ, ミサゴ (cristatus), ミサゴ（cristatus）, 今日はミサゴ
Kazakh: Балықшы тұйғын (Аустралазия)
Kirghiz: Австралия бакачысы, Балыкчы куш (Australasian)
Scientific: Buteo cristatus, Pandion cristatus, Pandion cristatus cristatus, Pandion haliaetus cristatus
Lithuanian: Žuvininkas (cristatus)
Nepali: मलाहा चील (Australasian)
Dutch: Australische Visarend, Visarend (Australisch-Aziatisch)
Norwegian: fiskeørn (cristatus)
Polish: rybołów (cristatus), rybołów australijski
Portuguese: guincho-oriental
Portuguese (Angola): Águia-pesqueira (cristatus)
Portuguese (Brazil): águia-pescadora (cristatus)
Portuguese (Portugal): Águia-pesqueira (cristatus)
Romanian: Uligan pescar (cristatus)
Russian: Восточная скопа, Скопа (cristatus)
Slovak: kršiak austrálsky, kršiak austrálsky (skup.)
Slovenian: Ribji orel (cristatus)
Albanian: Shqiponja peshkngrënëse (cristatus)
Serbian: Ribar (cristatus)
Swedish: australisk fiskgjuse
Thai: เหยี่ยวออสเปร (ออสเตรเลีย)
Turkish: Balık kartalı (cristatus), Doğu Balık Kartalı
Ukrainian: Скопа західна (підвид cristatus), скопа південна
Chinese: 东方鹗, 鹗 (cristatus)
Chinese (Hong Kong): 鶚 (cristatus)
Chinese (Traditional): 東方魚鷹, 魚鷹(cristatus)
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