Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
56 cm
Wingspan:
142 cm
Weight:
M/F: 730 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: pernes=a type of hawk
and L.: apis=a bee + -vorare=to devour
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe & c Asia, WINTERS: s Europe to s Africa
Habitat:
Open wood and forest edge
Diet:
Mostly bees and wasps (Hymenoptera), also other insects, small vertebrates
TitBit:
Not only is it not a buzzard, it doesn’t feed on honey, rather it spends large amounts of time on the woodland floor excavating wasp nests to feed on the grubs, the head feathers are scale-like to provide some protection against stings
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Summer:
33 to 69 pairs
in 2000
First Record:
1675
Latest Survey:
Batten, L.A. (2001) British Birds 94:143-144
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
50 to 80 thousand pairs
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(II)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
52 x 41 mm
Egg Weight:
49.0 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
6
Clutch Size:
2 eggs
Incubation:
30 - 35 days
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
40 - 44 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
7
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
6yr0m
(Germany: 29yr 0m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
G
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
European Honey-buzzard
Gaelic:
Clamhan-riabhach
Welsh:
Bod y Mêl
Danish:
Hvepsevåge
Dutch:
Wespendief
Finnish:
Mehiläishaukka
French:
Bondrée apivore
German:
Wespenbussard
Hungarian:
Darázsölyv
Icelandic:
Býþjór
Irish:
Clamhán Riabhach
Italian:
Falco pecchiaiolo
Norwegian:
Vepsevåk
Polish:
Trzmielojad zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Falão-abelheiro
Spanish:
Abejero
Swedish:
Bivråk
Local Names: Bee Hawk
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kostrzewa, A. 1998 BWP Update 2:107-120
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
These data should be cited as: Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)
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