{"id":325,"date":"2015-01-14T18:52:42","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T18:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/?p=325"},"modified":"2015-04-21T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T10:04:17","slug":"what-makes-an-osprey-unique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/what-makes-an-osprey-unique\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes an Osprey unique?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2007 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/michel_jaussi_balbuzard.jpg\" alt=\"Balbuzard p\u00eachant par Michel Jaussi\" width=\"836\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/michel_jaussi_balbuzard.jpg 836w, https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/michel_jaussi_balbuzard-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/michel_jaussi_balbuzard-672x372.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is\u00a0the only diurnal raptor that\u00a0feeds\u00a0only on fish.<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ospreys\u00a0are the only species belonging to the genus (<em>Pandion<\/em>) and family (<em>Pandionidae<\/em>), meaning that they are taxonomically very distinct.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Along with owls, they are the only raptors with a reversible outer toe, meaning that they can grasp their\u00a0prey with two toes in front and two toes behind. Once caught, the fish don&#8217;t stand a chance.<br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>The global distribution of\u00a0a same\u00a0species\u00a0of raptor in every continent (apart from Antarctica) is exceptional, with only the Peregrine Falcon having a wider distribution amongst diurnal raptors. But yes, taxonomy is the opinion of the scientist. It is possible that what has up to now been considered the same species (but different subspecies) living on different continents\u00a0may at some stage\u00a0become separate species. \u00a0But even if science decides that there are different species of Osprey on different continents, this doesn&#8217;t change the fact that all Ospreys look very similar and have the same ecology throughout the world. They live at the top of the\u00a0food chain and are excellent indicators of the health of aquatic ecosystems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">TOP OF PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is\u00a0the only diurnal raptor that\u00a0feeds\u00a0only on fish. Ospreys\u00a0are the only species belonging to the genus (Pandion) and family (Pandionidae), meaning that they are taxonomically very distinct. Along with owls, they are the only raptors with a reversible outer toe, meaning that they can grasp their\u00a0prey with two toes in front and two toes behind. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/what-makes-an-osprey-unique\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What makes an Osprey unique?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[52],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-osprey-biology","tag-osprey-biology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5MO3H-5f","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balbuzards.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}