Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
European Honey-buzzard*
Id (Atlas):
Pernis apivorus
Description (10 )
European Honey-buzzard
© birdguides.com
Other Names (World)
European Honey-buzzard, Eurasian Honey-buzzard, Western Honey-buzzard, Honey Buzzard, European Honey Buzzard
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
52 - 60 cm
Wingspan: 118 - 144 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Habitat
Lowland deciduous and mixed woodland, forests and copses. Upland conifer and mixed woodlands.
Albania (B), Algeria, Andorra (B), Angola, Armenia (B) (P), Austria (B), Azerbaijan (B), Belarus (B), Belgium (B) (P), Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria (B) (P), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B), Cyprus (P), Czech Republic (B), Denmark (B) (P), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia (B), Ethiopia, Finland (B), France (B) (P), Gabon, Gambia, Georgia (B) (P), Germany (B) (P), Ghana, Gibraltar (P), Greece (B) (NB) (P), Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Hungary (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B) (NB), Iraq (P), Israel (P), Italy (B) (P), Jordan (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia (B), Lebanon, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Liechtenstein (B), Lithuania (B), Luxembourg (B), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (NB), Malawi, Mali, Malta (P), Mauritania, Moldova [Republic of] (B), Montenegro (B), Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles (B), Niger, Nigeria, Norway (B), Poland (B), Portugal (B) (P), Romania (B) (P), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B), Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia (B), Sierra Leone, Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B), Slovenia (B), South Africa, Spain (B) (P), Sudan, Sweden (B) (P), Switzerland (B), Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania [United Republic of], Togo, Tunisia, Turkey (B) (P), Uganda, Ukraine (B), United Arab Emirates (NB) (P), United Kingdom (B), Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Vagrant to Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Ireland, Oman, Seychelles, Somalia, Swaziland, Uzbekistan.
Europe and western Asia, from Spain, France, south-eastern England and eastern Scandinavia through western Russia and Caucasus to R Ob in south-western Siberia. Winters mostly in Africa south of Sahara.
 
Population
Estimated population is 350,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Insects and their larvae, mainly bees and wasps. Also lizards, frogs, some mammals and birds.
Voice
A piping 'pi-aa' during the breeding season, othewise silent.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (159)... )
Listen to XC383080
European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus ) [XC383080 ]
by Lars Edenius from Serrada di Folgaria, Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (flight call)
Listen to XC428554
European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus ) [XC428554 ]
by Bram Vogels from Hagenheimer Wald S\u00fcd (near Hofstetten), Landsberg, Oberbayern, Bayern, Germany (flight call)
Nest
Twigs, branches, often with green material, in a tree, often built on an old nest.
Eggs (Guide )
7 - 13; creamy-white; ellipsoidal. Incubation: 34 - 35 days; by male.
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus ), with which sometimes considered conspecific.
No subspecies.
References
See References .
The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the European Honey-buzzard see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Articles about the European Honey-buzzard
If you would like to read any articles about the European Honey-buzzard... Show Articles (0 )
No Pictures of European Honey-buzzard
If Birdpedia has no pictures of European Honey-buzzard or you would like to see more, then try the following...
From BING (10)
No Videos of European Honey-buzzard
If Birdpedia has no videos of European Honey-buzzard or you would like to see more, then try the following..
From BING (0)
Where can I observe this species?
On What Field Trips was this species observed?
Latest Sightings for European Honey-buzzard