Classification

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.91

Protonym:
  Falco apivorus

Type locality:
  Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 23.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/109/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C10CF5BECC8B1F58

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C10CF5BE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C10CF5BE

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175454

Geographic range:

• Pernis apivorus: Western Palearctic; winters southern Europe and Iran to southern Africa
• Pernis ptilorhynchus ptilorhynchus: Java
• Pernis ptilorhynchus palawanensis: southern Philippines (Palawan and Calauit)
• Pernis ptilorhynchus torquatus: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
• Pernis ptilorhynchus ruficollis: India and Sri Lanka through southwestern China and southeastern Asia except Malay Peninsula
• Pernis ptilorhynchus philippensis: northern and eastern Philippines
• Pernis ptilorhynchus orientalis: southern Siberia to Manchuria and Japan; winters to Greater Sundas
• Pernis celebensis: Sulawesi region, including Togian, Banggai, and Sula islands (off eastern Sulawesi) and Muna and Buton (to southeast)
• Pernis steerei: lowland forest of Philippines (except Palawan group and Cebu )
• Pernis steerei steerei: central and southern Philippines (Western and Eastern Visayas, Mindanao group, and Sulu Archipelago)
• Pernis steerei winkleri: northern Philippines (Luzon group; likely this taxon on Mindoro, Tablas, and Romblon)
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