Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusPernis (Typical Honey-buzzards)
- SpeciesPernis ptilorhynchus (Oriental Honey-buzzard)
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Pallas's Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 Oriental Honey-buzzard in Kaziranga National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Oriental Honey-buzzard sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 457 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Honey-buzzard in Kaziranga National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Honey-buzzard in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.