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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Silhouette: Steven Traver · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bogota

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

107 Verified sightings at Bogota
63,525 In all 182 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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 →

Sounds

Call0:29

Sweden · 2025

© Ulf Elman · XC996743 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Flight call1:03

United Kingdom · 2022

© Peter Stronach · XC721671 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:49

Latvia · 2009

© Agris Celmins · XC652081 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~80%
2 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
6 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
7 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~50%
8 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
9 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
10 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
11 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
12 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
13 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
14 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
15 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
16 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~30%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~30%
18 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
19 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
20 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
21 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
22 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
23 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
24 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
25 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
26 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
27 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
28 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
29 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
30 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
31 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
32 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
33 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
34 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
35 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
36 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
37 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
38 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
39 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
40 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
41 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
42 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
43 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
44 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
45 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
46 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
47 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
48 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
49 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
50 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
51 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
52 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
53 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
54 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
55 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
56 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
57 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
58 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
59 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
60 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
61 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~10%
62 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
63 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
64 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
65 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
66 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
67 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
68 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
69 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
70 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
71 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
72 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~10%
73 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
74 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
75 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~10%
76 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
77 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
78 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
79 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
80 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
81 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
82 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
83 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
84 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
85 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
86 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~10%
87 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~10%
88 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
89 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
90 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
91 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
92 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
93 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
94 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
95 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
96 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
97 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
98 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
99 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
100 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
101 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
102 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
103 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
104 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
105 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
106 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
107 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
108 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
109 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
110 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
111 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
112 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
113 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
114 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
115 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
116 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
117 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
118 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
119 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
120 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
121 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
122 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
123 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
124 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
125 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
126 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
127 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
128 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
129 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
130 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
131 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
132 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
133 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
134 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
135 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
136 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
137 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
138 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
139 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
140 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
141 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
142 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
143 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
144 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
145 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
146 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
147 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
148 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
149 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
150 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
151 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
152 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
153 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
154 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
155 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
156 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
157 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
158 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
159 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
160 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
161 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
162 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
163 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
164 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
165 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
166 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
167 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
168 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
169 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
170 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
171 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
172 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
173 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
174 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
175 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
176 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
177 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
178 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
179 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
180 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
181 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
182 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Maracaibo 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~50%
2 Naha 🇯🇵 Japan
~40%
3 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
4 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
5 Dakar 🇸🇳 Senegal
~30%
6 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
7 Hiroshima 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%
8 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
9 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
10 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Zoobotánico Jerez 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
2 Heinola bird sanctuary 🇫🇮 Finland In captivity
3 Territory Wildlife Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
4 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
5 São Paulo Zoo 🇧🇷 Brazil In captivity
6 Kyiv Zoo 🇺🇦 Ukraine In captivity
7 Healesville Sanctuary 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
8 Taronga Zoo 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
9 Zoo de Córdoba 🇪🇸 Spain In captivity
10 Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park 🇦🇺 Australia In captivity
11 Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Centre 🇧🇸 Bahamas In captivity
12 Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
13 Bird Alliance of Oregon 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
14 Cascades Raptor Center 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
15 Gator Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
16 Oslo Reptilpark 🇳🇴 Norway In captivity

Closest Relatives at Bogota

Black Vulture
LC

Black Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coragyps atratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Roadside Hawk
LC

Roadside Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rupornis magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
White-tailed Kite
LC

White-tailed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus leucurus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Broad-winged Hawk
LC

Broad-winged Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo platypterus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Short-tailed Hawk
LC

Short-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo brachyurus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
LC

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Turkey Vulture
LC

Turkey Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes aura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White-tailed Hawk
LC

White-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo albicaudatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture
LC

Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cathartes burrovianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Double-toothed Kite
LC

Double-toothed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Harpagus bidentatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Sharp-shinned Hawk
LC

Sharp-shinned Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter striatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Mississippi Kite
LC

Mississippi Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ictinia mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Osprey in Bogota?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Osprey sighting in Bogota on a given day, based on 107 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 116th most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Osprey in Bogota?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Osprey in Bogota on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see an Osprey?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Osprey sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bogota the best place to see an Osprey?

81st of 129

Of the 129 cities where we can rate Osprey sightings, Bogota ranks 81st at under 5%. The best odds are in Maracaibo (Venezuela, about 50%), Naha (Japan, about 40%) and Miami (United States, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Osprey live in Bogota?

Same order: Accipitriformes

The closest relatives of the Osprey that you can see in Bogota (order Accipitriformes, Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies) are Black Vulture (about 60%), Roadside Hawk (about 30%) and White-tailed Kite (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Osprey sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Osprey is recorded against all the birds logged in Bogota (107 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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