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Osprey
Osprey
Maltese name/s
Scientific binomen
Order
Family
Sighting occurrence
Info*
Usually seen individually.
Long, slender wings, dark brown upperparts and white underparts. Quite short tail. Distinct black carpal patches, finely barred flight-feathers and tail, and conspicuous broad dark eye-stripe. Soars with angled/bowed wings. Glides with wings bent at carpal joint.
Diet
It entirely feeds on fish but can occasionally prey on rodents, rabbits, hares, other birds, and small reptiles.
Longevity record
26 years (A bird found dead in Finland, M-17858)
Arpa
Pandion haliaetus
Accipitriformes
Pandionidae
Scarce
Usually seen in
April, August - October
Occasionally seen in
March, May-June, November - January
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Length (cm):
Wingspan (cm):
Weight (kg):
50 - 55
150 - 170
1.3 - 2.1
*Some information was sourced from ''BirdID Nord University''.
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