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<p> <em>Pandion haliaetus </em>(Linnaeus, 1758)</p>

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  • Osprey

  • Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Pandionidae

  • The osprey is a large bird of prey, with long and narrow wings and a short tail. It exhibits a brown plumage on its dorsal surface and white on the ventral surface, with dark marks on its wings, white head with a black band in the shape of a mask and yellow eyes, or orange if they're young. It can grow to be 60 cm long and have 167 cm span.

  • Ria Formosa Nature Park

    Paul do Boquilobo Nature Reserve

    Estuário do Tejo Nature Reserve

    Estuário do Sado Nature Reserve

    Lagoas de Santo André e da Sancha Nature Reserve

  • Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

    Algarve

    Alentejo

  • Critically Endangered (resident population) | Endangered (visiting pop.)

  • Not endemic

  • The osprey lives in coastal areas, estuaries, coastal ponds and reservoirs, and also fishes in moist interior areas, such as reservoirs and weirs. 

  • All year long

  • The Osprey feeds almost exclusively on fish, salt water and fresh water, such as carps, bass, mullets and bream, which it captures by performing a nosedive.

  • The Portuguese population of this species is estimated to be between 50 and 100 individuals.