Osprey
Pandion haliaetus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Osprey
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pandionidae (Osprey) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pandion haliaetus
- Family
- Pandionidae (Osprey)
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Osprey
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pandion haliaetus haliaetus
- Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
- Pandion haliaetus ridgwayi
- Pandion haliaetus cristatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco Haliaetus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761 Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 22.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.91
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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