Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Spanish: Águila pescadora

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called 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 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.

TaxonomyAves › Accipitriformes › Pandionidae
Local records13 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records212,275 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2020 – 2025
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/pandion-haliaetus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.