Osprey

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25332
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Osprey

Summary

Osprey is a taxon[1]. Osprey ranks in the top 0.036% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,435 views/month, #71 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Osprey's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Osprey is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Osprey's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Osprey belongs to the parent taxon Pandion[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Osprey is Pandion haliaetus[7].
  • Osprey is a type of eagle[8].
  • Osprey's Commons category is recorded as Pandion haliaetus[9].
  • Osprey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pandion haliaetus[10].
  • Osprey's Commons gallery is recorded as Pandion haliaetus[11].
  • Osprey's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • Osprey's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Osprey's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[14].
  • Osprey's original combination is recorded as Falco haliaetus[15].
  • Osprey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. haliaetus'}[16].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Osprey'}[17].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fischadler'}[18].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Águila pescadora'}[19].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Balbuzard pêcheur'}[20].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Falco pescatore'}[21].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Visarend'}[22].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Fiskeørn'}[23].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Fiskeørn'}[24].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Visvalk'}[25].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Скопа'}[26].
  • Osprey is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミサゴ'}[27].

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Classification

Osprey's scientific name is Pandion haliaetus[7]. Osprey is classified at the rank of species[4]. Osprey belongs to the parent taxon Pandion[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Osprey'}[17], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fischadler'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Águila pescadora'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Balbuzard pêcheur'}[20], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Falco pescatore'}[21], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Visarend'}[22].

Identifiers

Osprey's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 56262[28]. Osprey's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509079[29]. Osprey's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480726[30]. Osprey's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175590[31].

Why It Matters

Osprey ranks in the top 0.036% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,435 views/month, #71 of 195,241).[2] Osprey has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Osprey is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.6'}
    Original combination Falco haliaetus
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of eagle
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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