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Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in West Virginia.January 2,921, February 3,379, March 4,087, April 7,249, May 10,522, June 5,891, July 4,102, August 3,446, September 4,135, October 3,627, November 2,683, December 2,670.
United States130,010
West Virginia54,714
Missouri26,291
California22,854
Canada18,300
Nunavut15,981
Texas9,683
Mexico8,148
Ontario8,005
Arkansas7,585

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyOspreys · Pandionidae
GenusOspreys · Pandion

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