Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Accipitriformes > Accipitridae > Pernis > Pernis ptilorhynchus

Pernis ptilorhynchus (Oriental Honey-buzzard)

Synonyms: Falco ptilorhynchus (homotypic); Pernis ptilorhyncus

Wikipedia Abstract

The crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. This species is also known as the Oriental honey buzzard.
View Wikipedia Record: Pernis ptilorhynchus

Infraspecies

Pernis ptilorhynchus orientalis
Pernis ptilorhynchus palawanensis
Pernis ptilorhynchus philippensis
Pernis ptilorhynchus ptilorhynchus
Pernis ptilorhynchus ruficollis
Pernis ptilorhynchus torquatus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
6
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
30
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 13.6529
EDGE Score: 2.68463
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.728 lbs (784 g)
Female Weight [1]  1.841 lbs (835 g)
Male Weight [1]  1.618 lbs (734 g)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  13.8 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  80 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  40 %
Forages - Understory [2]  40 %
Forages - Ground [2]  20 %
Clutch Size [4]  2
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  42 days
Incubation [3]  31 days
Maximum Longevity [1]  29 years
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [5]  99
Snout to Vent Length [1]  22 inches (57 cm)
Speed [6]  27.962 MPH (12.5 m/s)
Wing Span [6]  4.658 feet (1.42 m)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  3 years

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Al Wathba Wetland Reserve 1236 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates      

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Bali Barat Indonesia A1, A4iv  
Chokpak Pass Kazakhstan A4iv
Telaga Warna-Cibulao Indonesia A1, A2, A4iv

Biodiversity Hotspots

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 5Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 6Pande, S., A. Padhye, P. Deshpande, A. Ponkshe, P. Pandit, A. Pawashe, S. Pednekar, R. Pandit & P. Deshpande (2013). Avian collision threat assessment at ‘Bhambarwadi Wind Farm Plateau’ in northern Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(1): 3504–3515
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0