European honey buzzard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the European honey buzzard lives – recorded in 54 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pernis apivorus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	54 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	49 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the European honey buzzard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European honey buzzard in 54 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an European honey buzzard?

Wikidata records the following for the European honey buzzard: mass 49 g (birth weight).

Is the European honey buzzard endangered?

The European honey buzzard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the European honey buzzard?

The European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Pernis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the European honey buzzard

The European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) is an insectivorous bird of prey in the family Accipitridae breeding in Europe and western Asia, and wintering in Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European honey buzzard (revision 1374911661), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q170466 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).