Bengali: মাছমুরাল
Scientific Name: Pandion haliaetus
IUCN: Least Concern
Description: Also known as Fish Hawk, Sea Hawk or River Hawk. Long wings, short tail, upperparts are a deep, glossy brown, while the breast is white and sometimes streaked with brown, and the underparts are pure white. The head is white with a dark mask across the eyes, black bill
Food: They eats almost exclusively live fish. Occasionally, the osprey may feed on rodents, frogs and other birds.
Habitat: Rivers, lakes, coast. Found near water, either fresh or salt, where large numbers of fish are present. May be most common around major coastal estuaries and salt marshes, but also regular around large lakes, reservoirs, rivers.
Distribution: It is found in temperate and tropical regions of all continents, except Antarctica.
