honey buzzard

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honey buzzard

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The species was historically assumed to include honey in its diet, due to the fact that it broke open and fed from honeycombs

noun honey buzzards

  1. European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa
  2. crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), wintering in tropical south east Asia, a summer migrant to Siberia
  3. barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis), found in Indonesia and the Philippines
  4. black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus), endemic to Papua New Guinea
  5. long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda), found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Similar: pern, oriental honey buzzard

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noun Pernis apivorus

Françaisbondrée
Italianofalco pecchiaiolo
Ελληνικάσφηκιάρης sfikiáris
Românăviespar
Русскийосое́д osojéd
עבריתאַיָּה ayá

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"honey buzzard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/honey%20buzzard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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honey buzzard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/honey%20buzzard

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"honey buzzard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/honey%20buzzard.

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@misc{honey_buzzard_2026,
  title = {honey buzzard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/honey%20buzzard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}