Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Family Accipitridae
Migratory — WA: Migratory, Bonn: Listed
About
The osprey, historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and a wingspan of 180 cm (71 in). It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Walpole-Nornalup National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2005) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Walpole-Nornalup National Park — Albany & the Great Southern, WA hikes