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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 two temperate species, the European and crested honey buzzards, are migratory. They breed in woodland, and are often inconspicuous except when displaying. The members of this genus have plumage which mimics that of juvenile common buzzards or of Nisaetus hawk-eagles. It has been suggested that the similarity has arisen as a partial ...
European honey buzzard: Accipitridae: Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) 26 Crested honey buzzard: Accipitridae: Pernis ptilorhynchus (Temminck, 1821) 27 Barred honey buzzard: Accipitridae: Pernis celebensis Wallace, 1868: 28 Philippine honey buzzard: Accipitridae: Pernis steerei Sclater, WL, 1919: 29 Swallow-tailed kite: Accipitridae: Elanoides ...
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.
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.
Adult crested honey buzzards are barred but the juvenile is streaked rather like the changeable hawk-eagle, however if seen well the honey buzzard generally looks much more solidly orange-buffy as a base colour rather than whitish below. The flight actions of the honey buzzard are also distinct, with a more robotic even flap during flights.
Black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus) Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) Long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda) Lizard buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus) Rufous-winged buzzard (Butastur liventer) White-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) In parts of the US, the turkey vulture ...