Kingdom Animalia Order Accipitriformes Genus Henicopernis Higher classification Henicopernis | Phylum Chordata Family Accipitridae Scientific name Henicopernis infuscatus Rank Species | |
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Similar Long‑tailed honey buzzard, Barred honey buzzard, Slaty‑mantled goshawk, New Britain goshawk, Philippine honey buzzard | ||
The black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus), also called the New Britain honey buzzard, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
It is a big, forest raptor that is almost completely covered in black with exceptions of white bands on flight and tail feathers.
References
Black honey buzzard Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA