Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

New Britain Buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus) - HBW 2, p. 111

French: Bondrée noire German: Bismarckweih Spanish: Abejero Negro
Other common names: Black/New Britain Honey Buzzard

Taxonomy: Henicopernis infuscata Gurney, 1882, Blanche Bay, New Britain.
Forms superspecies with H. longicauda, of which it has been considered a race; now assigned full species rank in recognition of its distinct plumage. Like H. longicauda, now considered to form part of old Australian clade (see page 55). Monotypic.

Distribution: New Britain.