Bird
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsMay · Aug–Sepmost records
Records752,759in 77 countries
Most seen inSweden168,081 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
European Honey-buzzard in brief
The european honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 77 countries we cover it has 752,759 published records, most of them from Sweden, France and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, August and September and fall to their lowest in January and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden168,081 records · best Aug, Sep
France123,471 records · best May, Aug
Denmark98,425 records · best May, Aug
Georgia89,576 records · best Sep, Aug
Spain58,452 records · best Sep, Aug
Netherlands39,101 records · best Aug, Jul
Belgium38,193 records · best Aug, Jul
Israel19,819 records · best Sep, May
Finland13,678 records · best Sep, May
Norway12,654 records · best Aug, Jul
Germany12,628 records · best Aug, May
Russia9,631 records · best Aug, May
Portugal8,317 records · best Sep, Aug
Estonia7,067 records · best Aug, May
Türkiye6,631 records · best May, Sep
Italy6,535 records · best May, Aug
Austria4,393 records · best Aug, Jul
Bulgaria4,130 records · best May, Sep
Switzerland3,757 records · best Aug, May
Poland3,650 records · best May, Jun
Greece3,441 records · best May, Sep
United Kingdom2,006 records · best Sep, Aug
Czechia1,959 records · best Jul, May
Ukraine1,667 records · best May, Sep
Hungary1,369 records · best May, Jul
Palestine1,188 records · best Sep, May
Ghana1,103 records · best Nov, Feb
Croatia961 records · best May, Aug
Egypt957 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus924 records · best Sep, Oct
Romania881 records · best May, Aug
Iran839 records · best Sep, Oct
Slovenia649 records · best Jul, Aug
Slovakia621 records · best May, Jul
Lithuania575 records · best Aug, May
Serbia546 records · best May, Jul
Lebanon463 records · best Sep, Oct
Malta438 records · best Sep, Oct
Morocco427 records · best Sep, May
Latvia313 records · best May, Aug
Armenia306 records · best May, Aug
Kuwait304 records · best Sep, Oct
Belarus295 records · best May, Aug
Montenegro259 records · best May, Jul
Azerbaijan235 records · best May, Sep
Luxembourg232 records · best Aug, Jul
Saudi Arabia208 records · best Oct, Sep
North Macedonia177 records · best Jun, May
Jordan170 records · best May, Sep
Albania147 records · best May, Aug
Moldova127 records · best May, Aug
Bosnia and Herzegovina110 records · best May, Jun
Tunisia98 records · best May, Apr
Gabon80 records · best Dec, Nov
Algeria66 records · best Sep, May
Andorra61 records · best May, Aug
Liberia54 records · best Feb, Apr
Republic of the Congo42 records · best Sep, Oct
Syria38 records · best Sep, Apr
Equatorial Guinea29 records · best Jan, Feb
Uzbekistan29 records · best May, Sep
Iraq23 records · best Apr, May
Kosovo20 records · best May, Aug
Central African Republic20 records · best Oct, Sep
Sierra Leone20 records · best Dec, Jan
Djibouti18 records · best Sep, Oct
Kyrgyzstan17 records · best Sep, May
Qatar11 records · best Sep, Oct
Liechtenstein10 records · best Jul, Aug
Yemen10 records · best Oct, Sep
Togo9 records · best May, Oct
Burkina Faso7 records · best Sep, Apr
San Marino4 records · best Jun, May
Turkmenistan4 records · best May, Jan
Bahrain1 records · best Apr, Jan
Libya1 records · best May, Jan
Maldives1 records · best Sep, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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