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Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus). Osprey catching a fish.
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Osprey carrying Spanish moss for use in a nest. Osprey perching on a nest. Illustration of an osprey (Pandion haliaetus), a large bird of prey with brown upperparts, white underparts, a hooked beak, and yellow eyes, perched on a branch. Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) with young at nest. osprey Modifications for specialized types of flight among falconiforms. Illustration showing the specialized feet of various falconiform birds, including lammergeier, osprey, harpy eagle, buzzard, New World vulture, northern goshawk, short-toed eagle, and secretary bird, each with distinct talon shapes and textures suited to their hunting or scavenging lifestyles.
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pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae
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Osprey: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 12, 2026
Add new Web site: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - Osprey. Jun 11, 2026
Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Osprey. Feb 24, 2025
Add new Web site: British Trust for Ornithology - Osprey. May 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Texas A&M AgriLife Research - The Texas Breeding Bird Atlas - Osprey. Jun 23, 2023
Add new Web site: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology - All About Birds - Osprey. May 12, 2023
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Osprey. Feb 03, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How Birders Identify Ospreys. Sep 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Audubon - Osprey. May 24, 2022
Add new Web site: The National Wildlife Federation - Osprey. May 24, 2022
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How Birders Identify Ospreys. May 24, 2022
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Osprey. Feb 02, 2017
Added video. May 26, 2015
Add new Web site: Wildscreen Arkive - Osprey. Apr 23, 2014
Add new Web site: The CornellLab of Ornithology - All About Birds - Osprey. Apr 23, 2014
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Animal - Osprey. Apr 23, 2014
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Osprey. Apr 23, 2014
Add new Web site: National Audubon Society - Osprey. Apr 23, 2014
Added photograph by Andy Nguyen. Aug 20, 2012
Added image of osprey. Nov 25, 2009
Added new Web site: Environmental Education For Kids - The Osprey. Jun 25, 2008
Added new Web site: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Osprey Species Guidance. Jun 12, 2008
Added new Web site: Animal Planet - Osprey. May 21, 2008
Media added. Oct 05, 2007
Added new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Osprey. May 31, 2006
Article revised. Sep 09, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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