Eastern Osprey
Pandion cristatus
Family Accipitridae
Endangered — NSW: Vulnerable, SA: Endangered
About
The eastern osprey is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. They live in Oceania at coastal regions of the Australian continent, the Indonesian islands, New Guinea, and the Philippines. It is usually sedentary and pairs breed at the same nest site, building up a substantial structure on dead trees or limbs. The subspecies resides in a habitat close to coasts and estuaries that provide opportunities for fishing.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, date unrecorded) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park — Flinders Ranges & Outback SA hikes