Long-tailed Honey Buzzard
Henicopernis longicauda(Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
English (US) Long-tailed Honey Buzzard
The Long-tailed Honey Buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: New Guinea, including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea), Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea), and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Henicopernis longicauda
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-tailed Honey Buzzard
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
No guides listed yet for Long-tailed Honey Buzzard
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco longicauda
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP; Garnot, P, 1828)
- Type locality
- New Guinea.
- Original description
- Voyage autour du Monde exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la Corvette de Sa Majesté, La Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825 (etc.). Zoologie Atlas, 1 livr.7 pl.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks
Crested Honey Buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Barred Honey Buzzard
Pernis celebensis
Philippine Honey Buzzard
Pernis steerei
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black-breasted Buzzard
Hamirostra melanosternon
Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura
Black Honey Buzzard
Henicopernis infuscatus
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Looking for a different species?