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Pandion haliaetus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Osprey

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: New Guinea
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1861 Pandion leucocephalus. Gould New Guinea] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 73.5.12.1729. Pandion h. aristatus leucocephalus Gld. Loc. New Guinea Ex. Coll. Wallace.]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from New Guinea.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Accipitriformes: Pandionidae (Ospreys)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Pandion h. anstictus
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
New Guinea
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring