Meanings
nounhoney buzzard (plural honey buzzards)
plural honey buzzards
- Any of certain birds of prey in family Accipitridae
- European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), a summer migrant to most of Europe and western Asia, wintering in tropical Africa
- crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), wintering in tropical south east Asia, a summer migrant to Siberia
- barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis), found in Indonesia and the Philippines
- black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus), endemic to Papua New Guinea
- long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda), found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Synonyms & antonyms
genus Pernis
Similar
species Pernis ptilorhynchus
Similar
oriental honey buzzard
nounOld World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
Similar
Pernis apivorus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
The species was historically assumed to include honey in its diet, due to the fact that it broke open and fed from honeycombs
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian осояд
- осояд (osojad)Pernis apivorus
Catalan aligot vesper, aligot vesper europeu
- aligot vesperbird of genus Pernis
- aligot vesper europeuPernis apivorus
Czech včelojed
- včelojedPernis apivorus
Danish hvepsevåge
- hvepsevågePernis apivorus
Dutch wespendief
- wespendiefPernis apivorus
Estonian herilaseviu
- herilaseviuPernis apivorus
Finnish mehiläishaukka, mehiläishaukka
- mehiläishaukkabird of genus Pernis
- mehiläishaukkaPernis apivorus
- ampiaishaukkabird of genus henicopernis
French bondrée
- bondréePernis apivorus
Greek σφηκιάρης
- σφηκιάρης (sfikiáris)Pernis apivorus
Hebrew אַיָּה
- אַיָּה (ayá)Pernis apivorus
Italian falco pecchiaiolo
- falco pecchiaioloPernis apivorus
Polish trzmielojad zwyczajny, pszczołojad
- trzmielojad zwyczajnyPernis apivorus
- pszczołojadPernis apivorus
Romanian viespar
- viesparPernis apivorus
Russian осое́д
- осое́д (osojéd)Pernis apivorus
Swedish bivråk
- bivråkPernis apivorus
Turkish arı şahini
- arı şahiniPernis apivorus
Cite this entry
APA
honey buzzard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20buzzard
MLA
“honey buzzard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20buzzard. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honey buzzard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20buzzard.
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