Other Species Known As "buzzard"
- Black Honey Buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)
- Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
- Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
- Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
- White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
- Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer)
- Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus)
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
- The honey-buzzards, genus Pernis, superficially resemble Buteo buzzards, hence the name, but are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae.
- European or Eurasian Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
- Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
- Barred Honey Buzzard (Pernis celebensis)
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