European honey buzzard

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q170466
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Summary

European honey buzzard is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,091 views/month, #1,342 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Pernis[5]
  • Taxon name: Pernis apivorus[6]
  • Commons category: Pernis apivorus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pernis apivorus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Pernis apivorus[9]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[10]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
  • Original combination: Falco apivorus[16]
  • Short name: P. apivorus[17]
  • Taxon common name: boda mêl[18], European Honey Buzzard[19], Wespenbussard[20], Abejero europeo[21], aligot vesper europeu[22], včelojed lesní[23], herilaseviu[24], Vepsevåk[25], Осоед[26], ヨーロッパハチクマ[27], Hvepsevåge[28], mehiläishaukka[29], darázsölyv[30], trzmielojad (zwyczajny)[31]
  • Wingspan: 1.26 m[32]
  • Mass: 49 g[33]

Body

Identifiers

European honey buzzard's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43551[34]. European honey buzzard's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515790[35]. European honey buzzard's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480420[36]. European honey buzzard's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175454[37].

Why It Matters

European honey buzzard has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 01610906-n
    Interlingual index id → i43756
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  2. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Near Threatened
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  3. 23w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+49'}
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +2
    Aliases → —
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