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Western Osprey

Western Osprey - Juvenile

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Las Galletas (Arona), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» September, 2019

Equipment

» Pentax K-m, with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Pandion haliaetus - Osprey

Bird Species (French)

»Balbuzard pêcheur

Bird Family

»Pandionidae - Ospreys

Bird Group

»Accipitriformes Secretarybird, Ospreys, Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Vultures

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» An individual ringed as a chick in Scotland this year and observed in the same area of the south of Tenerife by several ornithologists. The species is highly endangered in the Canary Islands, with less than 10 breeding pairs at this moment. On the other hand, some migrant birds from North Europe occasionally reach the archipelago.

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