''Pandion'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of fish-eating

bird of prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as (although not the same as) raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively predation, hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and smaller birds). In addition to speed ...

, known as ospreys, the only genus of family Pandionidae. Most taxonomic treatments have regarded this genus as containing a single living species, separated into

subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...

and found worldwide near water, while some treatments recognize two living species, splitting off the

eastern osprey The eastern osprey (''Pandion haliaetus cristatus'') is a Diurnality, diurnal, piscivore, fish-eating bird of prey. They live in Oceania at coastal regions of the Australian continent, the Indonesian islands, New Guinea, and the Philippines. It ...

(''Pandion (haliaetus) cristatus'') from Australia and southeast Asia.

Species

Extinct (fossil) species: * '' Pandion homalopteron'' Warter 1976 * '' Pandion lovensis'' Becker 1985 * '' Pandion pannonicus'' Kessler 2018

References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q28240, from2=Q3893145 Bird genera with one living species