Osprey

E138371
bird of prey species of bird

The osprey is a large fish-eating bird of prey, often called the sea hawk, known for its distinctive dark eye stripe and dramatic dives into water to catch fish.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Pandion haliaetus 4
Osprey canonical 1
Pandion cristatus 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird of prey ⓘ
species of bird ⓘ
bodyLength about 50–66 cm ⓘ
breedingRange Asia ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize typically 2–4 eggs ⓘ
commonName fish hawk ⓘ
osprey ⓘ
river hawk ⓘ
sea hawk ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern (LC) ⓘ
surface form: Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ⓘ
surface form: IUCN Red List
culturalSignificance symbol of conservation success in some regions ⓘ
diet fish ⓘ
distribution all continents except Antarctica ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ
eggColor white with brown blotches ⓘ
family Pandionidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior dives into water to catch fish ⓘ
genus Pandion ⓘ
habitat coastal waters ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
huntingMethod plunge diving ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInWild up to about 20–25 years ⓘ
migration migratory in many populations ⓘ
nestSite cliffs ⓘ
man-made structures ⓘ
trees ⓘ
nestType large stick nest ⓘ
notableFeature dark brown upperparts ⓘ
dark eye stripe ⓘ
long narrow wings ⓘ
reversible outer toe ⓘ
spiny foot pads ⓘ
white underparts ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
primaryPrey surface-swimming fish ⓘ
scientificName Osprey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pandion haliaetus
sexualDimorphism females often larger than males ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
toeArrangement zygodactyl (two toes forward, two back) ⓘ
vision excellent eyesight adapted for spotting fish ⓘ
wingspan about 150–180 cm ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nova Scotia → provincialBird → Osprey ⓘ
Pandionidae → containsTaxon → Osprey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandion haliaetus
Pandionidae → containsTaxon → Osprey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandion cristatus
Pandionidae → hasCommonRepresentative → Osprey ⓘ
this entity surface form: osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Osprey → scientificName → Osprey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandion haliaetus
Pandion → typeSpecies → Osprey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandion haliaetus
Pandion → containsTaxon → Osprey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandion haliaetus
Pandion → containsTaxon → Osprey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
Pandion → containsTaxon → Osprey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pandion haliaetus haliaetus