fish eagle

English

Osprey in flight

African fish eagle catching a fish.

Noun

fish eagle (plural fish eagles)

Any of several species of birds of prey that feed on fish in the genus Haliaeetus (syn. Ichthyophaga).
The osprey (Pandion haliaetus).

Synonyms

fish hawk

References

fish eagle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Haliaeetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Haliaeetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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