Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Crested Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) - HBW 2, p. 111

French: Bondrée orientale German: Schopfwespenbussard Spanish: Abejero Oriental
Other common names: Oriental/Eastern Honey-buzzard

Taxonomy: Falco ptilorhyncus Temminck, 1821, Java.
Forms superspecies with P. apivorus, in which sometimes included. All listed races may be close to species threshold. Other doubtful races not generally accepted include japonicus, neglectus and gurneyi, described respectively from Japan, Taiwan and Burma. Emendation of original spelling to ptilorhynchus is not justified. Six subspecies normally recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

orientalis Taczanowski, 1891 - S Siberia E to Amurland and Sakhalin, S to Manchuria, Japan and possibly Korea; winters S to SE Asia, Indonesia and Philippines.
ruficollis Lesson, 1830 - India and Sri Lanka E through Burma to SC China (Yunnan).
philippensis Mayr, 1939 - N & E Philippines.

See all 6 subspecies

orientalis Taczanowski, 1891 - S Siberia E to Amurland and Sakhalin, S to Manchuria, Japan and possibly Korea; winters S to SE Asia, Indonesia and Philippines.
ruficollis Lesson, 1830 - India and Sri Lanka E through Burma to SC China (Yunnan).
philippensis Mayr, 1939 - N & E Philippines.
palawanensis Stresemann, 1940 - Palawan and Calauit (W Philippines).
torquatus Lesson, 1831 - Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
ptilorhyncus ( Temminck, 1821) - Java.