English Explanatory Dictionary

honey buzzard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of certain birds of prey in family Accipitridae
  2. All species of genus Pernis
  3. European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa
  4. crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), wintering in tropical south east Asia, a summer migrant to Siberia
  5. barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis), found in Indonesia and the Philippines
  6. All species of genus Henicopernis
  7. black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus), endemic to Papua New Guinea
  8. long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda), found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Word forms

honey buzzard honey buzzards

Etymology

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

Synonyms

pern oriental honey buzzard

Derived words

barred honey buzzard black honey buzzard crested honey buzzard European honey buzzard long-tailed honey buzzard oriental honey buzzard philippine honey buzzard

Translations

Catalan: aligot vesper Finnish: mehiläishaukka Finnish: ampiaishaukka
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