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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 ...
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The crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), also known as the Oriental honey buzzard, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Its size ranges from 57 to 60 centimetres (22 to 24 in). The name is derived from its diet, which consists mainly of the larvae of bees and wasps, extracted from honeycombs.
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:
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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 ...
Common buzzard, Buteo buteo; Crested honey buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus (A) Eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca; Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus; Eurasian goshawk, Accipiter gentilis; Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus; European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus; Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos; Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga