Pandionidae

Nests added to year after year by the resident pair. Young are taught to fish within a week of leaving the nest.

Coastal Woodland, Borders of rivers; lakes; inlets of sea; islands; Mangroves; Inland waters and fringing forests.

May June July August September, 2 to 3; heavily blotched larger end reddish-purple, nest bulky structure of sticks on rocky foreshores or cliffs. Incubation about 5 wks by female only., male shares in nest building and is the sole provider of food during incubation and once the young have hatched.

Carnivore, Fish; occasionally take sea snakes.