Perninae
From Conservapedia
| Perninae | |
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| European honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Sub-order | Accipitres |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Accipitroidea |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Sub-family | Perninae |
| Population statistics | |
Perninae is a subfamily of medium-sized, broad-winged birds of prey, and collectively known as "honey-buzzards" due to several species being specialist feeders of bee and wasp larvae.
Species
The taxonomy is somewhat inexact, with proposals for changes in classification as late as 2018.[1] At one time authorities placed the swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) within the subfamily Milvinae. Several authorities consider the three vulture species of the subfamily Gypaetinae to be a part of Perninae.[2]
- Subfamily Perninae
- Genus Aviceda
- African cuckoo-hawk, Aviceda cuculoides
- Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes
- Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni
- Madagascar cuckoo-hawk, Aviceda madagascariensis
- Pacific baza, Aviceda subcristata
- Genus Chondrohierax
- Cuban kite, Chondrohierax wilsonii
- Hook-billed kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus
- Genus Elanoides
- Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus
- Genus Henicopernis
- Black honey-buzzard, Henicopernis infuscatus
- Long-tailed honey-buzzard, Henicopernis longicauda
- Genus Leptodon
- Gray-headed kite, Leptodon cayanensis
- White-collared kite, Leptodon forbesi
- Genus Pernis
- Barred honey-buzzard, Pernis celebensis
- Oriental honey-buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
- European honey-buzzard, Pernis apivorus
