European Honey Buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Pernis apivorus
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European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus |
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The European honey buzzard above was photographed in Msumbugwe in April 2006. Dr. Louis A. Hansen has provided a series of honey buzzard images - all from Denmark during migration (August/September). These are the ones which cross Tanzania on their way to wintering further south and west. Click here to see a slideshow of these images. Included in the slideshow: - 1cy (first calender year) birds: diagnosed by the (very bright) yellow cere, no dark trailing edge to the wing, and the flight feathers (below) are shaded and have many bands. The 1cy birds come in three colour phases: white (cream), chestnut and a very dark brown. - Adult females: in general females are darker below, have shaded flight feathers (like 1cy), and have brown faces, cap and throat/chin. - Adult males: usually are lighter coloured and have grey cap. They occur in three phases: very brown, a more typical light brown, and creamy/white. They have few bands on the flight feathers and primaries and no shadings of the flight feathers. |
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