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Typical Honey-buzzards
Pernis
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.
They breed in temperate and warmer climates of the Old World, and are specialist feeders on wasp and bee larvae. The two temperate species, the European and crested honey buzzards, are migratory.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
European Honey-buzzard
speciesPernis apivorus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
speciesPernis ptilorhynchus
Philippine Honey-buzzard
speciesPernis steerei
Sulawesi Honey-buzzard
speciesPernis celebensis
European × Oriental Honey-buzzard
hybridPernis apivorus × ptilorhynchus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 5324.