Oriental Honey-buzzard
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Oriental Honey-buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Jiuzhaigou National Park
3 Verified records at Jiuzhaigou National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), also known as the Oriental, Asiatic, or Eastern honey buzzard, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. It is a fairly large raptor, larger than the European honey buzzard. The name honey buzzard is derived from their diets, which consist mainly of the larvae of bees and wasps extracted from honey combs. It is sexually dimorphic and has six subspecies. Crested honey buzzards migrate for breeding to Siberia and Japan during the summer. They then spend the winter in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Jiuzhaigou National Park

Himalayan Vulture
NT

Himalayan Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps himalayensis

40–50% · Likely
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

20–30% · Possible
Golden Eagle
LC Endemic

Golden Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila chrysaetos

20–30% · With luck
Himalayan Buzzard
LC

Himalayan Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo refectus

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

5–10% · With luck
Upland Buzzard
LC

Upland Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo hemilasius

5–10% · With luck
Bearded Vulture
NT

Bearded Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gypaetus barbatus

5–10% · With luck
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
NT

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nisaetus nipalensis

Insufficient data
Eastern Buzzard
LC

Eastern Buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buteo japonicus

Insufficient data
Greater Spotted Eagle

Greater Spotted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila clanga

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Oriental Honey-buzzard at Jiuzhaigou National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
8 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
9 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
10 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
11 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
13 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
14 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
18 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
19 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
20 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
21 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
22 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
23 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
24 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
25 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
26 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
27 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
28 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
29 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
30 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
31 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5–10%
32 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
33 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
34 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
35 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
36 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
37 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
38 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
39 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
40 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
41 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
42 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
43 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
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