European honey buzzard
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The European honey buzzard ( Pernis ptilorhynchus , Syn. Falco ptilorhynchus; Falco ptilorhyncus ) is a species of bird from the hawk-like family (Accipitridae).
This species occurs in Asia in Bhutan , India , Indonesia , Israel , Japan , Java , Jordan , Cambodia , Kuwait , Malaysia , Nepal , Oman , Pakistan , the Philippines , in Russia , Singapore , Sri Lanka , Taiwan , Thailand and Vietnam before .
Its distribution area includes preferably with deciduous trees lined habitats in a variety of climates m to 1800's.
description
The European honey buzzard is 52 to 68 cm tall, the male weighs 750 to 1280, the female 950 to 1490 g, the wingspan is 115 to 155 cm. It is similar to the honey buzzard , but is larger with a shorter tail.
The color of the plumage varies greatly. Often gray-brown with a small, dark-gray head, short black nape, narrow nape and silvery-gray, long and broad wings with dense dark stripes on the underside. Tail round, gray with a broad black terminal band . The underside is silvery gray. He sails with wings held flat.
The face of the male is gray, the top is gray-brown, it has two black tail bands, three black bands on the underside of the hand wings , the iris is dark brown. In the female, the face and the upper side are browner, they have three tail bands and 4 bands on the hand wings as well as a yellow iris.
voice
The male's only rare call is described as a constant high whistle.
Geographic variation
The following subspecies are recognized:
- P. p. orientalis ( Taczanowski , 1891) - Siberia east to Amurland and Sakhalin , south to northeast China, Japan and Korea; winters in Southeast Asia and the Sunda Islands , the Philippines and Sangihe Islands , also in small numbers further west (regular migrant in southern Kazakhstan ), possibly wintering in East Africa
- P. p. ruficollis ( Lesson , 1830) - Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east via Myanmar to China ( Yunnan ) and large parts of Indochina
- P. p. torquatus ( Lesson , 1830) - extreme southwest of Indochina, Malay Peninsula , Sumatra and Borneo
- P. p. ptilorhynchus ( Temminck , 1821), nominate form - Java.
- P. p. philippensis ( Mayr , 1939) - North and East of the Philippines
- P. p. palawanensis ( Stresemann , 1940) - Western Philippines (Calauit Peninsula and Palawan )
Way of life
The diet consists mainly of honey and bee larvae from beehives , occasionally small birds, reptiles , frogs , insects .
The breeding season begins in February in southern India, and in May and June in the northern breeding areas. Usually two eggs of variable color are laid, pale cream-colored, spotted or dotted with red or walnut brown. Both sexes participate in the breeding business. From the northern regions the birds migrate south in winter.
Hazardous situation
The Schopfwespbussard is considered not endangered ( least concern ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schopfwespbussard , in Avibase - The world bird database
- ↑ a b c d e Handbook of the Birds of the World
- ↑ a b c d S. Ali: The Book of Indian Birds. Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford university Press, 13th ed. 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-566523-9
- ^ R. Grimmett, T. Inskipp: Birds of Northern India. Helm Field Guides, 2017, ISBN 978-0-7136-5167-6
- ^ IOC World Bird List Hoatzin, New World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors
- ^ IUCN Redlist
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of pernis ptilorhynchus in the Internet Bird Collection