European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusPernis (Typical Honey-buzzards)
- SpeciesPernis apivorus (European Honey-buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Fertő-Hanság National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Honey-buzzard in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a European Honey-buzzard sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Honey-buzzard in Fertő-Hanság National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for European Honey-buzzard in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.