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Barred Honey Buzzard
Pernis celebensis
Barred Honey Buzzard (Pernis celebensis) — Birds of Prey of Australia & Oceania.
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The Barred Honey Buzzard (Pernis celebensis) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 722 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Accipitriformes
- Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Genus Pernis
- Species celebensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 722 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Barred Honey Buzzard is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Barred Honey Buzzard is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Barred Honey Buzzard (Pernis celebensis) is a member of the Accipitridae family, within the order Accipitriformes. It is found across Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Sulawesi and satellites.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 722 g, with a wing length of about 35 cm and a tail of around 24.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 156,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Barred Honey Buzzard?
The Barred Honey Buzzard is a large bird that weighs around 722 g.
Where does the Barred Honey Buzzard live?
The Barred Honey Buzzard is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Sulawesi and satellites, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Barred Honey Buzzard belong to?
The Barred Honey Buzzard (Pernis celebensis) belongs to the Accipitridae family, in the order Accipitriformes.
What does the Barred Honey Buzzard eat?
The Barred Honey Buzzard is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Barred Honey Buzzard migrate?
The Barred Honey Buzzard is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Barred Honey Buzzard endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
How large is the Barred Honey Buzzard's range?
The Barred Honey Buzzard has a mapped global range of about 156,000 km².
Conservation
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