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What is the sea hawk scientific classification such as the class order family genus and species?
The sea hawk (Osprey) has been given its own taxonomic genus, Pandion and family, Pandionidae.
What is the name of mostly fish-eating diurnal bird of prey that is often called a sea hawk?
Osprey.
Is an osprey a kind of hawk?
The goshawk is an Accipiter, which is a family of hawk..
how big is a osprey how big is a osprey?
The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the sea hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching 60 centimeters (24 in) in length with a 1.8 metre (6 ft) wingspan
Can a hawk eat fish?
Osprey
What is a sea hawk?
A "Seahawk" is a nickname for the Osprey, part of the Raptor Family. Other nicknames for the Osprey are "Fish Hawk" or "Fish Eagle" Actually "Sea Hawk" is not a correct zoological term for any animal, it's only used as a nickname. The Name was invented by the novelist Rafael Sabatini in 1915. The hero of the novel "The Sea Hawk", Sir Oliver Tressilian, was reverential called "Sakr-el-Bahr" (the hawk of the sea) by his Arabian fellow pirates. The film adaption from 1940 with Errol Flynn was very popular, although not faithful to the book's plot. Some marine-fighterplanes and -helicopters are named "Sea Hawk" related to this fictional naval hero.
What is another name for a fish hawk?
Another name for the "fish hawk" is the Osprey. Actually, another name for the Osprey, since that is its true name, is the "fish hawk." The Osprey splashes into the water, catches the fish, and flies off. Bald Eagles are fish eaters too but they usually catch their prey near the surface, rarely entering the water as Ospreys do. Instead, where Ospreys are common the eagles steal it from the "fish hawk." Eagles are the sea eagle, also the fish eagle depending on their location in the world.
What species of bird is the Seahawks mascot The actual hawk that sits on the handler?
A seahawk is an Osprey. However, THE Seahawk for the Seattle Seahawks football team is not an Osprey. It is an Augur Hawk (Buteo Hawk). Its name is "Taima" which means "thunder".
Who is the Egyptian hawk-headed god?
Re had the head of an osprey; Horus had the head of a falcon. Menthu also had an osprey's head.
Does a osprey have a nickname?
Yes, Seahawk, fish hawk and fish eagle
Is an osprey a bird or a helicopter?
The osprey is a bird of prey that comprises one species in the family Pandionidae. It is neither a hawk or an eagle.
What is a special name for female osprey?
Ospreys are also called "fish hawk".
