Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Accipitriformes > Pandionidae > Pandion > Pandion cristatusPandion cristatus (Eastern Osprey)Synonyms: Buteo cristatus (homotypic); Pandion haliaetus cristatus (homotypic) The osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called fish eagle, 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. The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant. |
Adult Weight [1] | 3.366 lbs (1.527 kg) | Birth Weight [1] | 46 grams | Female Weight [1] | 3.587 lbs (1.627 kg) | Male Weight [1] | 3.148 lbs (1.428 kg) | Weight Dimorphism [1] | 13.9 % |  | Clutch Size [1] | 3 | Clutches / Year [1] | 1 | Fledging [1] | 53 days | Incubation [1] | 38 days | Maximum Longevity [1] | 32 years | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 23 inches (58 cm) |  | Female Maturity [1] | 2 years 12 months | Male Maturity [1] | 3 years |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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