Perninae

The raptor subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged species. These are birds of warmer climates, although the Pernis species (European honey buzzard and crested honey buzzard) have a more extensive range.

Several of the species in this group eat mainly insects, and the honey-buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp larvae. Reptiles are also taken by several birds in this group.

Several authorities consider Gypaetinae to be within or even synonymous with Perninae.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Taxonomy

The cladogram of the Perninae shown below is based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae by Therese Catanach and collaborators that was published in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Genera

Image	Genus	Living species
File:EutriorchisAsturKeulemans.jpg	Eutriorchis Template:Au	Madagascar serpent eagle Eutriorchis astur
File:Chondrohierax uncinatus - Hook-billed Kite.JPG	Chondrohierax Template:Au	Hook-billed kite, Chondrohierax uncinatus Cuban kite, Chondrohierax wilsonii
File:Leptodon cayannensis - Gray-headed kite.JPG	Leptodon Template:Au	Grey-headed kite, Leptodon cayanensis White-collared kite, Leptodon forbesi
File:Pacific Baza kobble08ed.JPG	Aviceda Template:Au	African cuckoo-hawk, Aviceda cuculoides Madagascar cuckoo-hawk, Aviceda madagascariensis Jerdon's baza, Aviceda jerdoni Pacific baza, Aviceda subcristata Black baza, Aviceda leuphotes
File:Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)- Male at Kolkata I IMG 7451.jpg	Pernis Template:Au	European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus Crested honey buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus Barred honey buzzard, Pernis celebensis Philippine honey buzzard,Pernis steerei
File:Swallow-tailed Kite (14827547721).jpg	Elanoides Template:Au	Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus E. f. forficatus (Linn. 1758) E. f. yetapa(Vieillot, 1818)
File:Black Breasted Buzzard 2.jpg	Hamirostra Template:Au	Black-breasted buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon
File:Square-tailed Kite pair 10-1-12 (6678181369).jpg	Lophoictinia Template:Au	Square-tailed kite Lophoictinia isura
File:Pernis longicauda - 1825-1839 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - (cropped).tif	Henicopernis Template:Au	Long-tailed honey buzzard, Henicopernis longicauda Black honey buzzard, Henicopernis infuscatus

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