Black Honey Buzzard
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| Black Honey Buzzard | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Henicopernis |
| Species: | H. infuscatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Henicopernis infuscatus Gurney, 1882 |
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The Black Honey Buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Description
Big, forest raptor. Almost completely covered in black with exceptions of white bands on flight and tail feathers.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Black Honey-buzzard Henicopernis infuscatus". BirdLife International. 2/10/2008. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3333&m=0. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- BirdLife International 2004. Henicopernis infuscatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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