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noun
Any of certain birds of prey in family Accipitridae
All species of genus Pernis
European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa
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noun
Any of certain birds of prey in family Accipitridae
All species of genus Pernis
crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), wintering in tropical south east Asia, a summer migrant to Siberia
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noun
Any of certain birds of prey in family Accipitridae
All species of genus Pernis
barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis), found in Indonesia and the Philippines
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noun
Any of certain birds of prey in family Accipitridae
All species of genus Henicopernis
black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus), endemic to Papua New Guinea
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noun
Any of certain birds of prey in family Accipitridae
All species of genus Henicopernis
long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda), found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
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noun
Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pernis apivorus
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Broader terms: hawk
History
The species was historically assumed to include honey in its diet, due to the fact that it broke open and fed from honeycombs
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