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Revision as of 18:42, July 17, 2019
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Sub-order | Accipitres |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Accipitroidea |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Sub-family | Perninae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Henicopernis |
| Species Information | |
| Species | H. infuscatus |
| Population statistics | |
| Population | 6,000-15,000 (2018 est.)[1] |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable[2] |
The black, or New Britain honey-buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus) is a species of bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, and found on the western Pacific island of New Britain.
Description
The black honey-buzzard is 18.7 to 20.5 inches in length, and has a wingspan of 43.4 to 45.3 inches. It is predominantly dark gray to blackish overall, with three wide, light-colored bands on the primaries, secondaries, and tail; the primaries and tail are long for this species. The iris is yellow. The cere and most of the beak are yellowish. The legs are bluish-white. The sexes are similar.
Range and habitat
The black honey-buzzard only lives in primary lowland, hill, and montane rainforests of New Britain, a large island east of New Guinea, to an elevation of 3,900 feet. Few sightings have taken place within logged areas.[3]
Threats
The ICUN has classified this species as vulnerable, due to severe habitat loss and the bird's restriction to a single island. New Britain was once covered by dense tropical forest, of which much of the lowlands were logged for human dwellings, and the land converted to oil palm agriculture. What little forest remains is restricted to mountainous areas considered impracticable for oil palm plantation[4].
