Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

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 Sepilok

1 Verified sightings at Sepilok From 2019 to 2026

55,119 Verified sightings across all 238 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 Sepilok

Nisaetus nanus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Haliastur indus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Spilornis cheela

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Haliaeetus leucogaster

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Nisaetus cirrhatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lophotriorchis kienerii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Macheiramphus alcinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ictinaetus malayensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nisaetus alboniger

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Aviceda jerdoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Elanus caeruleus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

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

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Osprey

About the Osprey

Closest Relatives at Sepilok

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle

Brahminy Kite

Crested Serpent Eagle

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle

Crested Hawk-Eagle

Rufous-bellied Eagle

Oriental Honey-buzzard

Bat Hawk

Black Eagle

Blyth's Hawk-Eagle

Jerdon's Baza

Black-winged Kite

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found