“Apandion” is derived from the Latin origination of the genus for the Osprey (Pandiōn), the sea eagle, and sole member of its family, Pandionidae, which mates for life and is found as a highly resilient and successful bird of prey on every continent except for Antarctica. The Latin word, Pandion, was selected in 1816 by the French zoologist, Marie Jules Cesar Savigny, separating it from the falcons because of its unique characteristics, justifying in her view its differentiation into its own genus and own family, with the namesake selected from that of the legendary king of Athens in Greek mythology. To this day, Pandion is considered a very rare monotypic genus, unique enough that it contains only the single Osprey species (Pandion Haliaetus). It is for all of these reasons, and for the love of the bird itself by the founders of Apandion, that the word was used in the naming of Apandion.
