Wildlife & Flora
Oriental Honey Buzzard
Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Himalpani, New Bridge, Australian Camp.
- Scientific name
- Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Local name
- Maduhaa
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
While these birds of prey are named after buzzards, they are not closely related as its less-aggressive disposition and pigeon like head shows. They however do exhibit mimicry in which the patterns on their wings looks like a buzzard. This mechanism is said to have evolved to scare off large raptors as the honey buzzard don't have powerful talons and beak. Though, they are called honey buzzards, these guys feed not on the honey but upon bees and wasps.
