Pernis apivorus Linnaeus 1758 (European honey-buzzard)

Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae

Alternative combination: Falco apivorus

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Pernis according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Linnaeus 1758 and Mlikovsky 2002

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: volant carnivore

Distribution: found only at Curata Cave, Mousterian II layers (Quaternary of Romania)

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