Osprey

Osprey

Common Name: Hawk

Description: Shape and size - This is a large raptor. Its size would be between 60cm - 180cm in length. 

Skeleton- Endoskeleton

Symmetry- Bilateral

Features- Ospreys have a white head with a dark mask across the yes, reaching to the sides of the neck. They also have a short tail and long narrow wings with four long finger-like feathers. 

Taxonomy: 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves                      
Order: Falconiformes            
Family: Pandionidae
Genus: Pandian
Species: P.haliaetus

Ecology: Relationship to other organisms- Ospreys have a predator-prey relationship with fish. They have an impact on the fish population due to this. Ospreys also host to many different species of parasites, including feather mites.