Osprey
Roberts No: 170Does not breed in South Africa. Whitish head with broad black eye streak, dark brown above and white below. Darker wing feathers and tail in flight. Can be confused with large immature gulls, but flight more flappy.
Family Name:
Pandion haliaetus
Common Name:
Osprey
Size:
51 to 68 cm
Status:
Migratory Visitor
Food:
entirely fish. Plunge dives.
Osprey
Family Name: Pandion haliaetusCommon Name: Osprey
Roberts No: 170
51 to 68 cm Migratory Visitor entirely fish. Plunge dives.
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