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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Pandion haliaetus | Osprey 



ABBREVIATION : 
PAHA

COMMON NAMES : 
   osprey
   fish hawk
   fish eagle


TAXONOMY : 
The currently recognized scientific name for the osprey is Pandion
haliaetus (Linnaeus) [4,24,32].  Four subspecies are recognized.  Size and
plumage best separate subspecies, but the differences are not always
clear.  This report will primarily deal with the North American
subspecies:  Pandion haliaetus ssp. carolinesis (Gmelin).  Other
recognized subspecies are [24,32]:

        Pandion haliaetus ssp. haliaetus
        Pandion haliaetus ssp. ridgwayi
        Pandion haliaetus ssp. cristatus
  


ORDER : 
Falconiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
The National Audubon Society publishes periodic Blue Lists that
indentify population problems in bird species.  As of 1982, three
categories were reported:  Blue-listed species--those with populations
that are clearly declining; Species of Special Concern--previously
blue-listed species with populations that may be recovering; and Species
of Local Concern--species with presumed population declines that are
unconfirmed or of a local nature.  The osprey was blue-listed from 1972
to 1981, of Special Concern in 1982, and of local concern throughout its
range in 1986 [34].  It is state-listed as threatened in South Dakota
[33] and Washington [35], and is currently listed as a sensitive species
in Region 3 by the U.S. Froest Service [8].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, February 1993.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1993. Pandion haliaetus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Pandion haliaetus | Osprey