Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyPandionidae (Ospreys)
GenusPandion (Ospreys)
SpeciesPandion haliaetus (Osprey)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Nairobi National Park

4 Verified sightings at Nairobi National Park From 2019 to 2026

44,195 Verified sightings across all 214 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Osprey

The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), 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.

The osprey is distributed on all continents except Antarctica, but in South America, it occurs only as a nonbreeding migrant. It lives in a wide variety of habitats and nests in locations near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It has specialised physical characteristics and unique behaviour in hunting its prey, which consists almost exclusively of fish.

The osprey was described in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus under the name Falco haliaetus in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Linnaeus specified the type locality as Europe, but in 1761, he restricted the locality to Sweden. The osprey is the only extant species placed in the genus Pandion that was introduced by French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809. The genus is the sole member of the family Pandionidae. The species has always presented a riddle to taxonomists... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Gyps africanus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Milvus migrans

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Haliaeetus vocifer

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Elanus caeruleus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Polemaetus bellicosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sagittarius serpentarius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Buteo augur

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Micronisus gabar

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Aquila rapax

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Gyps rueppellii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Terathopius ecaudatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Polyboroides typus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~60%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~60%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
6	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	~50%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
8	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~40%
9	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
10	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
11	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
12	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~30%
14	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~30%
15	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
16	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~30%
17	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~30%
18	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
19	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
20	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
21	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
22	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
23	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
24	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
25	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
26	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
27	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
28	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
30	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
31	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
32	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
33	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
34	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
35	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
36	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
37	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
38	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
39	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
40	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
41	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
42	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
43	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
44	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
45	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
46	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
47	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
48	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
49	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
50	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~10%
51	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
52	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
53	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~10%
54	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
55	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
56	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
57	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
58	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
59	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
60	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
61	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
62	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
63	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
64	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
65	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
66	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
67	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
68	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
69	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
70	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
71	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
72	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
73	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
74	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
75	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
76	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
77	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
78	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
79	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
80	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
81	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
82	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
83	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
84	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
85	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
86	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
87	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
88	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
89	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
90	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
91	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
92	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
93	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
94	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
95	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
96	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
97	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
98	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
99	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
100	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
101	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
102	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
103	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
104	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
105	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
106	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
107	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
108	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
109	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
110	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
111	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
112	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
113	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
114	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
115	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
116	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
117	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
118	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
119	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
120	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
121	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
122	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
123	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
124	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
125	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
126	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
127	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
128	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
129	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
130	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
131	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
132	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
133	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
134	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
135	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
136	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
137	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
138	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
139	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
140	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
141	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
142	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
143	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
144	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
145	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
146	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
147	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
148	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
149	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
150	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
151	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
152	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
153	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
154	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
155	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
156	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
157	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
158	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
159	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
160	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
161	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
162	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
163	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
164	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
165	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
166	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
167	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
168	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
169	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
170	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	Insufficient data
171	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
172	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
173	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
174	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
175	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
176	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
177	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
178	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
179	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
180	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
181	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
182	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
183	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
184	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
185	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
186	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
187	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
188	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
189	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
190	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
191	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
192	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
193	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
194	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
195	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
196	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
197	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
198	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
199	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
200	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
201	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
202	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
203	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
204	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
205	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
206	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
207	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
208	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
209	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
210	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
211	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
212	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
213	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
214	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

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Osprey

About the Osprey

Recent sightings of Osprey in Nairobi National Park

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

White-backed Vulture

Black Kite

African Fish-Eagle

Black-winged Kite

Martial Eagle

Secretary Bird

Augur Buzzard

Gabar Goshawk

Tawny Eagle

Ruppell's griffon

Bateleur

African Harrier-Hawk

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found