- Henicopernis infuscatus
Identification
50cm
Black
- White bands on flight and tail feathers.
Distribution
New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Rare and virtually unknown.
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Tropical rainforest and forest edge, mainly in lowlands but up to 1,000m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes arthropods, lizards, birds and birds' eggs.
Breeding
The 2 white, brown-spotted eggs are incubated for 30 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Honey Buzzard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Honey_Buzzard
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
