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European Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

The European Honey-buzzard is a special bird that loves to eat wasps and bees! With its long wings and beautiful colors, it soars high in the sky, looking for food in forests and fields.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The European Honey-buzzard has unique pale underparts with distinct barring on its tail and dark primary wing feathers. Its head is relatively small with striking yellow eyes, differentiating it from the more robust Common Buzzard.

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European Honey-buzzard

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Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Some honey-buzzards have dark patterns that make them look like dangerous goshawks to scare away enemies!

Their nostrils can close almost completely, stopping dirt and stinging insects from getting in!

They rub their feathers with formic acid from ants, which helps keep nasty parasites away.

Unlike most raptors, they often walk on the ground, poking around for food with their beaks.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sting-Proof Digger

European Honey-buzzard has thick, overlapping feathers and specialized scales protecting them from stings, allowing them to dig up wasp nests safely.

Fähigkeit

Underground Feast Finder

European Honey-buzzard has powerful talons and a strong beak that helps them excavate deep into soil to reach hidden wasp larvae.

Fähigkeit

Forest Detective

European Honey-buzzard can spot camouflaged wasp nests from high above because of its incredibly sharp eyesight, even through dense canopy.

Maße und Details

Länge
52-60 cm
Flügelspannweite
110-135 cm
Gewicht
0.5-1.1 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-25 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-3
Brutzeit
30-35 Tage
Zugstrecke
8000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These birds mainly feast on tasty insect larvae, pupae, and honey found in underground nests!

Hauptnahrung

  • Wasp larvae
  • Wasp pupae
  • Honey
  • Adult wasps
  • Bees
  • Small amphibians

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common Wasp

Vespula vulgaris

Main prey, eating larvae and pupae from their nests.

hunts

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Feeds on honey and larvae from their nests.

eaten by

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

Goshawks may predate honey-buzzard eggs or chicks in nests.

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Always watch birds from a distance and never try to touch or catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von European Honey-buzzard?

52-60 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von European Honey-buzzard?

110-135 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von European Honey-buzzard?

0.5-1.1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von European Honey-buzzard?

10-25 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von European Honey-buzzard?

70 km/h

Was frisst European Honey-buzzard?

These birds mainly feast on tasty insect larvae, pupae, and honey found in underground nests!

Wo findet man European Honey-buzzard normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt European Honey-buzzard?

Foraging

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