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Osprey

Raptors

Pandion haliaetus

Basic stats

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.

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