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The European honey buzzard is a summer migrant to a relatively small area in the western Palearctic from most of Europe to as far east as southwestern Siberia. The eastern area boundary is not yet known exactly, it is thought to be in the Tomsk–Novosibirsk–Barnaul area.
Oriental Honey Buzzard with honeycomb in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. About 57–60 cm (22–24 in) in size, the crested honey buzzard is a medium-sized [10]: 82 raptor. The head lacks a strong superciliary ridge, giving it a facial appearance very unlike a raptor. It appears long-necked with a small head resembling that of a pigeon.
The black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus), also known as the New Britain honey buzzard, is a large raptor of the family Accipitridae.Standing at around 50 cm (20 in) tall, the adult black honey buzzard has a dark head and body, with striking white bands on its tail and flight feathers.
Pernis is a genus of birds in the raptor subfamily Perninae.Its members are commonly known as honey buzzards.The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek pernes περνης, a term used by Aristotle for a bird of prey.
Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), also known as the Oriental honey buzzard, a summer migrant to Siberia, wintering in tropical south east Asia; Barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis), found in Indonesia and the Philippines; Henicopernis, a genus of raptors, consisting of:
These are birds of warmer climates, although the Pernis species (European honey buzzard and crested honey buzzard) have a more extensive range. Several of the species in this group eat mainly insects, and the honey-buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp larvae. Reptiles are also taken by several birds in this group.
P. steerei is one of four species of honey-buzzards in Pernis.The common name of the genus likely stems from their diet of bee and wasp larvae. Originally considered a subspecies of Pernis celebensis, [3] [4] the Philippine honey-buzzard was recently recognised as its own species in light of mitochondrial DNA evidence [6] showing 3.3% genetic distance [7] between the two birds.
Grasshopper buzzard (Butastur rufipennis) Grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus) Honey-buzzards, genus Pernis and Henicopernis, superficially resembling Buteo buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae Barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis) Black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus) Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)