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The European honey buzzard was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae.He placed it with the falcons and eagles in the genus Falco and coined the binomial name Falco apivorus.
Genus Pernis – Cuvier, 1816 – four species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population European honey buzzard or Eurasian honey buzzard Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus, 1758) migratory: breeding Europe and western Asia, wintering Africa: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC
Pernis, a genus of raptors, consisting of: European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa; Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), also known as the Oriental honey buzzard, a summer migrant to Siberia, wintering in tropical south east Asia
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) European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus; Golden eagle, ... They are very small insectivorous birds in the single genus Regulus. The adults have coloured crowns ...
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.
European honey-buzzard (bivråk), Pernis apivorus; Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus (A) Cinereous vulture (grågam), Aegypius monachus (A) Eurasian griffon (gåsgam), Gyps fulvus (A) Short-toed snake-eagle (ormörn), Circaetus gallicus (A) Lesser spotted eagle (mindre skrikörn), Clanga pomarina; Greater spotted eagle (större ...
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 ...