Honey-buzzards, Pernine Kites, and Allies
Perninae
The raptor subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged bird of prey species known as perns. 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.
9 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 19 known species
Typical Honey-buzzards
genusPernis
Swallow-tailed Kites
genusElanoides
Bazas and Cuckoo-Hawks
genusAviceda
Hook-billed and Cuban Kites
genusChondrohierax
Lophoictinia
genusLophoictinia
Leptodon Kites
genusLeptodon
Hamirostra
genusHamirostra
New Guinea Honey-buzzards
genusHenicopernis
Madagascan Serpent Eagles
genusEutriorchis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 1541531.