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(considered conspecific with Western Honey-Buzzard by some authors) | (considered conspecific with Western Honey-Buzzard by some authors) | ||
RANGE Widespread in the Eastern Palearctic and Oriental Regions. Breeds in eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, Sakhalin, China, Korea and Japan. Also breeds from north-west India to Burma and southern China and south to the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. | RANGE Widespread in the Eastern Palearctic and Oriental Regions. Breeds in eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, Sakhalin, China, Korea and Japan. Also breeds from north-west India to Burma and southern China and south to the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. | ||
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| + | A summer visitor to north of range. In the Western Palearctic recorded annually in recent years at Eilat, mainly in May, also in September, undoubtedly overlooked previously. Also recorded in Egypt, Jordan and at Borcka, Turkey. In spring 2001 more than 40 were recorded in the Eilat area and nearly 100 migrated through the Eilat mountains in April-May 2002. | ||
HABITAT Open forest and woodland, more open areas on passage. | HABITAT Open forest and woodland, more open areas on passage. | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 9 May 2007
- Pernis ptilorhyncus
Description
bird shown is of subspecies torquatus
Identification
Oriental Honey Buzzard (Eastern or Crested Honey Buzzard) Pernis ptilorhynchus (considered conspecific with Western Honey-Buzzard by some authors) RANGE Widespread in the Eastern Palearctic and Oriental Regions. Breeds in eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, Sakhalin, China, Korea and Japan. Also breeds from north-west India to Burma and southern China and south to the Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
A summer visitor to north of range. In the Western Palearctic recorded annually in recent years at Eilat, mainly in May, also in September, undoubtedly overlooked previously. Also recorded in Egypt, Jordan and at Borcka, Turkey. In spring 2001 more than 40 were recorded in the Eilat area and nearly 100 migrated through the Eilat mountains in April-May 2002.
HABITAT Open forest and woodland, more open areas on passage.
SUBSPECIES Six subspecies are recognised: orientalis breeds in eastern Siberia and winters in Burma and China, ruficollis breeds in India, Burma and southern China, torquatus from Thailand to Sumatra and Borneo, nominate race in Java, palawanensis on Palawan and philippensis in the Philippines.
Shot near Ipoh, Malaysia
