Bird / Pandion haliaetus
Osprey
Lowest risk
Migratory
The osprey or more specifically the western 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.
- Range mass
- 1200 to 2000 g
- Range length
- 55 to 58 cm
- Range wingspan
- 145 to 170 cm
- Breeding interval
- Ospreys breed once yearly.
- Breeding season
- The breeding season lasts for approximately 2.5 to 4 months. Breeding begins between December and March in non-migratory populations. In migratory populations, breeding begins in April or May.
- Range eggs per season
- 1 to 7
- Average eggs per season
- 3
- Average eggs per season
- 3
- Range time to hatching
- 32 to 43 days
- Range fledging age
- 48 to 59 days
- Range time to independence
- 7 to 17 weeks
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 3 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Sex: female - 1095 days
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 3 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
Sex: male - 1095 days
- Range lifespan
Status: wild - 25 (high) years
- Average lifespan
Status: wild - 314 months
Watkins, P. 2000. "Pandion haliaetus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pandion_haliaetus/
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