Common name:
Oreintal / Western Honey Buzzard
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Pernis ptilorhyncus
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
fun facts:
The Oriental (or Crested or Western) Honey Buzzard is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look different.
It is a specialist feeder, living mainly on larvae of social bees and wasps, and eating bits of comb and honey – hence its name.
Bird Club Contributor:
Padma Gyalpo, Shey
