Osprey

Q: What are the chances of seeing an Osprey in Paracas National Reserve?

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Osprey sighting in Paracas National Reserve on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 84 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see an Osprey in Paracas National Reserve?

December to February. In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Osprey in Paracas National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months.

Q: 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.

Q: Is Paracas National Reserve the best place to see an Osprey?

74th of 187. Of the 187 parks where we can rate Osprey sightings, Paracas National Reserve ranks 74th at about 10%. The best odds are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 80%), Rottnest Island (Australia, about 70%) and Saloum Delta National Park (Senegal, about 70%). All parks ranked.

Q: Which relatives of the Osprey live in Paracas National Reserve?

Same order: Accipitriformes. The closest relatives of the Osprey that you can see in Paracas National Reserve (order Accipitriformes, Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies) are Turkey Vulture (about 70%) and Black Vulture (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: 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 Paracas National Reserve (64 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.

Pandion haliaetus

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KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyPandionidae (Ospreys)
GenusPandion (Ospreys)
SpeciesPandion haliaetus (Osprey)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Paracas National Reserve

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

64 Verified sightings at Paracas National Reserve From 2019 to 2026

63,594 In all 187 parks

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...

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Sounds

Call0:29

Sweden · 2025

Flight call1:03

United Kingdom · 2022

Alarm call0:49

Latvia · 2009

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 16 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	~80%
2	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	~70%
3	Saloum Delta National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~70%
4	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~60%
5	Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary	🇸🇳 Senegal	~60%
6	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~60%
7	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
8	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
9	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~50%
10	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	~40%
11	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
12	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~40%
13	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
14	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
15	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
16	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
17	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~30%
18	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~30%
19	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
21	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
22	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~30%
23	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
24	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
25	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
26	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
27	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
28	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
29	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
30	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~30%
31	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
32	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
33	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
34	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
35	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
36	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
37	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
38	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
39	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
40	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
41	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
42	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
43	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
44	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
45	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
46	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
47	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
48	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
49	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	~20%
50	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
51	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
52	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
53	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
54	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
55	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
56	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
57	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
58	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	~10%
59	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
60	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
61	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
62	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
63	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
64	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	~10%
65	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	~10%
66	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
67	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
68	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
69	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
70	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
71	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
72	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
73	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~10%
74	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
75	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
76	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
77	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
78	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
79	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
80	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
81	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
82	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
83	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
84	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
85	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
86	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
87	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
88	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~10%
89	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
90	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
91	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
92	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	~10%
93	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
94	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
95	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
96	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
97	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
98	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
99	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
100	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
101	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
102	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
103	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
104	Corsica Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de Corse)	🇫🇷 France	<5%
105	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
106	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
107	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
108	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
109	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
110	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
111	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
112	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
113	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
114	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
115	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
116	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
117	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
118	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
119	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
120	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
121	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
122	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
123	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
124	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
125	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
126	Oosterschelde National Park	🇳🇱 Netherlands	<5%
127	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
128	Teno-Rasca Marine Strip (Tenerife)	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
129	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
130	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
131	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
132	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
133	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
134	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
135	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
136	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
137	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
138	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
139	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
140	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
141	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
142	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
143	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
144	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
145	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
146	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
147	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
148	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
149	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
150	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
151	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
152	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
153	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
154	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
155	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
156	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
157	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
158	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
159	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
160	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
161	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
162	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
163	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
164	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
165	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
166	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
167	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
168	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
169	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
170	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
171	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
172	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
173	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
174	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
175	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
176	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
177	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
178	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
179	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
180	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
181	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
182	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
183	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
184	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
185	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
186	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
187	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

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Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve

Cathartes aura

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Coragyps atratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Larus belcheri

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Sula variegata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pelecanus thagus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Haematopus palliatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Larosterna inca

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Larus dominicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Arenaria interpres

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Leucophaeus modestus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Osprey in Paracas National Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Osprey sighting in Paracas National Reserve on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 84 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Osprey in Paracas National Reserve?

December to February

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Osprey in Paracas National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months.

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 Paracas National Reserve the best place to see an Osprey?

74th of 187

Of the 187 parks where we can rate Osprey sightings, Paracas National Reserve ranks 74th at about 10%. The best odds are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 80%), Rottnest Island (Australia, about 70%) and Saloum Delta National Park (Senegal, about 70%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Osprey live in Paracas National Reserve?

Same order: Accipitriformes

The closest relatives of the Osprey that you can see in Paracas National Reserve (order Accipitriformes, Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies) are Turkey Vulture (about 70%) and Black Vulture (about 10%), 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 Paracas National Reserve (64 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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Osprey

About the Osprey

Sounds

Recent sightings of Osprey in Paracas National Reserve

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve

Turkey Vulture

Black Vulture

Bigua cormorant

Belcher's Gull

Peruvian Booby

Peruvian Pelican

American Oystercatcher

Inca Tern

Dominican Gull

Grey-hooded Gull

Ruddy Turnstone

Grey Gull

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Osprey in Paracas National Reserve?

When is the best time to see an Osprey in Paracas National Reserve?

What time of day is best to see an Osprey?

Is Paracas National Reserve the best place to see an Osprey?

Which relatives of the Osprey live in Paracas National Reserve?

Where does the Osprey sighting chance come from?