Honey-Buzzard
Oriental Honey Buzzard
The Oriental honey buzzard is medium sized bird of prey. The male buzzard is smaller than the female. The male measures, 50 ...
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Oriental Honey Buzzard
The Oriental honey buzzard is medium sized bird of prey. The male buzzard is smaller than the female. The male measures, 50 to 70 cm in length and weighs 750 to 1,300 grams. The female weighs 950 to 1,500 grams. The wingspan is 110 to 160 cm. The male buzzard is long-necked with a small blue-grey head with short head crest. The tail is long and darker with a white band. The back is brown and the underparts are paler. The female has brown head. It occasionally makes high-pitched whistling sound.
The Oriental honey buzzard birds feed on the larvae of bees and wasps. These buzzards also feed on bees, wasps and cicadas. They have been observed eating bits of honeycomb and honey.
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The Oriental honey buzzard is medium sized bird of prey. The male buzzard is smaller than the female. The male measures, 50 to 70 cm in length and weighs 750 to 1,300 grams. The female weighs 950 to 1,500 grams. The wingspan is 110 to 160 cm. The male buzzard is long-necked with a small blue-grey head with short head crest. The tail is long and darker with a white band. The back is brown and the underparts are paler. The female has brown head. It occasionally makes high-pitched whistling sound.
The Oriental honey buzzard birds feed on the larvae of bees and wasps. These buzzards also feed on bees, wasps and cicadas. They have been observed eating bits of honeycomb and honey.
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