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Pernis ptilorhynchus
The Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) is a bird found in India, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Forests across Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, small mammals and birds and reptiles and frogs. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
See the Crested honey buzzard on the 3D globe →| Scientific name | Pernis ptilorhynchus |
|---|---|
| Region | Asia |
| Found in | India, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia |
🏡 Where the Crested honey buzzard lives
Forests across Asia.
🍽️ What it eats
- 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
- 🐭 Mammals & birds10%
- 🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%
A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).
Conservation status
Hear the Crested honey buzzard
Recorded by LIN Wen-Horn (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC538855. Trimmed to a few seconds.
Questions about the Crested honey buzzard
Where does the Crested honey buzzard live?
The Crested honey buzzard lives in India, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia. Forests across Asia.
What does the Crested honey buzzard eat?
insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.
Is the Crested honey buzzard endangered?
There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.
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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.