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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus · Pandionidae
🐦 Bird278 regionsUncommon in AlbertaLocation protected
Where it's found
Every region with Osprey in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Uncommon | #246 | |
| Algeria | Uncommon | #264 | |
| Angola | Uncommon | #611 | |
| Anguilla | Rare | #079 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Common | #115 | |
| Argentina | Rare | #839 | |
| Armenia | Rare | #278 | |
| Aruba | Common | #160 | |
| Australia | Common | #926 | |
| Austria | Uncommon | #410 | |
| Azerbaijan | Rare | #286 | |
| Bahamas | Common | #212 | |
| Bahrain | Uncommon | #183 | |
| Bangladesh | Common | #436 | |
| Barbados | Uncommon | #121 | |
| Belarus | Uncommon | #263 | |
| Belgium | Uncommon | #524 | |
| Belize | Common | #432 | |
| Benin | Common | #596 | |
| Bermuda | Common | #181 | |
| Bhutan | Uncommon | #509 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Uncommon | #1031 | |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Common | #149 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Rare | #225 | |
| Botswana | Uncommon | #534 | |
| Brazil | Common | #1795 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Uncommon | #272 | |
| Bulgaria | Uncommon | #373 | |
| Burkina Faso | Rare | #284 | |
| Cabo Verde | Common | #100 | |
| Cambodia | Uncommon | #443 | |
| Cameroon | Uncommon | #644 | |
| Canada | Common | #583 | |
| Cayman Islands | Common | #152 | |
| Central African Republic | Rare | #406 | |
| Chad | Rare | #316 | |
| Chile | Rare | #428 | |
| China | Common | #983 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Common | #594 | |
| Colombia | Common | #1681 | |
| Comoros | Rare | #074 | |
| Congo | Uncommon | #430 | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Uncommon | #716 | |
| Costa Rica | Common | #761 | |
| Croatia | Uncommon | #332 | |
| Cuba | Common | #237 | |
| Curaçao | Common | #149 | |
| Cyprus | Rare | #281 | |
| Czechia | Uncommon | #358 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Uncommon | #621 | |
| Denmark | Uncommon | #416 | |
| Djibouti | Common | #202 | |
| Dominica | Uncommon | #096 | |
| Dominican Republic | Common | #199 | |
| Ecuador | Common | #1268 | |
| Egypt | Common | #282 | |
| El Salvador | Common | #376 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Rare | #298 | |
| Eritrea | Common | #279 | |
| Estonia | Uncommon | #317 | |
| Eswatini | Rare | #389 | |
| Ethiopia | Rare | #631 | |
| Faroe Islands | Rare | #190 | |
| Finland | Common | #386 | |
| France | Uncommon | #602 | |
| French Guiana | Common | #654 | |
| Gabon | Common | #477 | |
| Gambia | Common | #357 | |
| Georgia | Common | #331 | |
| Germany | Uncommon | #614 | |
| Ghana | Rare | #562 | |
| Gibraltar | Uncommon | #141 | |
| Greece | Uncommon | #376 | |
| Grenada | Uncommon | #106 | |
| Guadeloupe | Common | #201 | |
| Guatemala | Uncommon | #548 | |
| Guinea | Common | #489 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Common | #310 | |
| Guyana | Common | #529 | |
| Haiti | Uncommon | #134 | |
| Honduras | Common | #545 | |
| Hong Kong | Common | #425 | |
| Hungary | Uncommon | #344 | |
| Iceland | Legendary | #271 | |
| India | Common | #1088 | |
| Indonesia | Common | #1353 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Uncommon | #377 | |
| Iraq | Rare | #230 | |
| Ireland | Uncommon | #366 | |
| Isle of Man | Rare | #199 | |
| Israel | Common | #389 | |
| Italy | Uncommon | #471 | |
| Jamaica | Uncommon | #163 | |
| Japan | Common | #495 | |
| Jordan | Uncommon | #255 | |
| Kazakhstan | Rare | #370 | |
| Kenya | Uncommon | #1084 | |
| Korea, Republic of | Uncommon | #391 | |
| Kosovo | Rare | #163 | |
| Kuwait | Uncommon | #285 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Rare | #269 | |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Uncommon | #423 | |
| Latvia | Uncommon | #244 | |
| Lebanon | Rare | #219 | |
| Liberia | Rare | #444 | |
| Libya | Common | #137 | |
| Lithuania | Uncommon | #272 | |
| Luxembourg | Rare | #278 | |
| Macao | Rare | #216 | |
| Malawi | Uncommon | #567 | |
| Malaysia | Uncommon | #716 | |
| Mali | Uncommon | #315 | |
| Malta | Uncommon | #200 | |
| Martinique | Uncommon | #142 | |
| Mauritania | Common | #292 | |
| Mexico | Common | #1117 | |
| Moldova, Republic of | Rare | #199 | |
| Mongolia | Rare | #408 | |
| Montenegro | Uncommon | #298 | |
| Montserrat | Rare | #075 | |
| Morocco | Uncommon | #289 | |
| Mozambique | Uncommon | #547 | |
| Myanmar | Uncommon | #647 | |
| Namibia | Uncommon | #617 | |
| Nepal | Common | #617 | |
| Netherlands | Uncommon | #454 | |
| New Caledonia | Uncommon | #117 | |
| Nicaragua | Common | #501 | |
| Niger | Rare | #239 | |
| Nigeria | Uncommon | #747 | |
| North Macedonia | Legendary | #230 | |
| Norway | Uncommon | #459 | |
| Oman | Common | #348 | |
| Pakistan | Uncommon | #431 | |
| Palau | Rare | #096 | |
| Palestine, State of | Uncommon | #228 | |
| Panama | Common | #755 | |
| Papua New Guinea | Uncommon | #529 | |
| Paraguay | Common | #473 | |
| Peru | Common | #1409 | |
| Philippines | Common | #532 | |
| Poland | Uncommon | #397 | |
| Portugal | Common | #508 | |
| Puerto Rico | Common | #235 | |
| Qatar | Common | #227 | |
| Romania | Uncommon | #362 | |
| Russian Federation | Common | #675 | |
| Rwanda | Rare | #523 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | Common | #073 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Uncommon | #099 | |
| Saint Lucia | Uncommon | #105 | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Uncommon | #104 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Rare | #208 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Uncommon | #098 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Common | #321 | |
| Senegal | Common | #505 | |
| Serbia | Uncommon | #289 | |
| Sierra Leone | Uncommon | #385 | |
| Singapore | Uncommon | #371 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Uncommon | #085 | |
| Slovakia | Uncommon | #322 | |
| Slovenia | Uncommon | #276 | |
| Solomon Islands | Common | #164 | |
| South Africa | Uncommon | #884 | |
| Spain | Common | #620 | |
| Sri Lanka | Rare | #393 | |
| Sudan | Uncommon | #277 | |
| Suriname | Common | #506 | |
| Sweden | Common | #490 | |
| Switzerland | Uncommon | #419 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Uncommon | #205 | |
| Tajikistan | Rare | #235 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Uncommon | #920 | |
| Thailand | Common | #852 | |
| Timor-Leste | Legendary | #176 | |
| Togo | Rare | #327 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Common | #330 | |
| Tunisia | Rare | #209 | |
| Turkmenistan | Uncommon | #193 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Common | #112 | |
| Türkiye | Uncommon | #413 | |
| Uganda | Uncommon | #837 | |
| Ukraine | Uncommon | #390 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Common | #402 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Uncommon | #587 | |
| United States of America | Common | #1087 | |
| Uruguay | Rare | #376 | |
| Uzbekistan | Rare | #278 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Common | #924 | |
| Viet Nam | Common | #667 | |
| Virgin Islands (British) | Uncommon | #091 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Uncommon | #128 | |
| Western Sahara | Common | #157 | |
| Yemen | Uncommon | #214 | |
| Zambia | Common | #634 | |
| Zimbabwe | Uncommon | #551 | |
| Åland Islands | Uncommon | #213 | |
| Alabama | Common | #327 | |
| Alaska | Uncommon | #400 | |
| Alberta | Uncommon | #092 | |
| Arizona | Common | #456 | |
| Arkansas | Uncommon | #298 | |
| British Columbia | Common | #420 | |
| California | Common | #595 | |
| Colorado | Common | #425 | |
| Connecticut | Common | #314 | |
| Delaware | Common | #282 | |
| District of Columbia | Common | #216 | |
| Florida | Common | #429 | |
| Georgia | Common | #330 | |
| Hawaii | Rare | #208 | |
| Idaho | Common | #319 | |
| Illinois | Uncommon | #323 | |
| Indiana | Uncommon | #290 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #293 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #326 | |
| Kentucky | Uncommon | #283 | |
| Louisiana | Common | #331 | |
| Maine | Common | #324 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #300 | |
| Maryland | Common | #328 | |
| Massachusetts | Common | #361 | |
| Michigan | Common | #337 | |
| Minnesota | Common | #336 | |
| Mississippi | Common | #298 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #296 | |
| Montana | Common | #341 | |
| Nebraska | Uncommon | #337 | |
| Nevada | Uncommon | #359 | |
| New Brunswick | Common | #288 | |
| New Hampshire | Common | #306 | |
| New Jersey | Common | #341 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #437 | |
| New York | Common | #398 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Common | #275 | |
| North Carolina | Common | #343 | |
| North Dakota | Rare | #279 | |
| Northwest Territories | Uncommon | #207 | |
| Nova Scotia | Common | #335 | |
| Ohio | Common | #337 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #341 | |
| Ontario | Common | #378 | |
| Oregon | Common | #420 | |
| Pennsylvania | Common | #332 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Common | #215 | |
| Québec | Common | #350 | |
| Rhode Island | Common | #283 | |
| Saskatchewan | Uncommon | #280 | |
| South Carolina | Common | #316 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #315 | |
| Tennessee | Common | #313 | |
| Texas | Common | #549 | |
| Utah | Common | #370 | |
| Vermont | Common | #283 | |
| Virginia | Common | #362 | |
| Washington | Common | #394 | |
| West Virginia | Uncommon | #258 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #335 | |
| Wyoming | Common | #317 | |
| Yukon | Uncommon | #233 | |
| Andorra | Rare | #145 | Vagrant |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Rare | #077 | Vagrant |
| Burundi | Rare | #291 | Vagrant |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Rare | #116 | Vagrant |
| Guam | Rare | #071 | Vagrant |
| Guernsey | Rare | #171 | Vagrant |
| Jersey | Rare | #161 | Vagrant |
| Lesotho | Rare | #242 | Vagrant |
| Madagascar | Rare | #295 | Vagrant |
| Maldives | Rare | #098 | Vagrant |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Rare | #095 | Vagrant |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Rare | #113 | Vagrant |
| Seychelles | Rare | #132 | Vagrant |
| Somalia | Rare | #318 | Vagrant |
| South Sudan | Rare | #336 | Vagrant |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Rare | #176 | Vagrant |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | Rare | #056 | Vagrant |
| Nunavut | Rare | #139 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A slim, long-winged raptor with a white body, dark back, a dark eye stripe and a kinked-wing flight; hovers and plunges feet-first for fish.
Where
Lakes and rivers in the boreal forest, foothills and mountains; nests on platforms and power poles.
When
April to September.
Tips
White below with a masked face. Bald eagles are uniformly dark below.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦Golden Eagle
#091 · Rare🐦Turkey Vulture
#093 · Uncommon🐦Bald Eagle
#090 · Uncommon🐦Hen Harrier
#094 · Uncommon🐦Ruddy Duck
#089 · Uncommon🐦Sharp-shinned Hawk
#095 · Uncommon
#091 · Rare🐦Turkey Vulture
#093 · Uncommon🐦Bald Eagle
#090 · Uncommon🐦Hen Harrier
#094 · Uncommon🐦Ruddy Duck
#089 · Uncommon🐦Sharp-shinned Hawk
#095 · Uncommon
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