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Pandion haliaetus
Diet
Fish
Habitat
Coasts, rivers, large lakes
Range
Nearly worldwide; non-breeding migrant in Sabah
Clutch size
2–3 eggs
Incubation period
About 36–42 days
Size
Large (54–58cm)
Wingspan
~150–170cm
Weight
1.2–2kg
A large, fish-eating raptor with a white head and underparts and a dark eye-stripe, found along coasts, rivers and large lakes; present in Sabah mainly as a non-breeding migrant.
Hunts by hovering and plunge-diving feet-first into water to seize fish, then carrying prey head-forward in its talons back to a perch.