Talk:Crested honey buzzard

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Would anyone have a lead as to whether the correct binomial name is Pernis ptilorhyncus or Pernis ptilorhynchus? -- Visviva 00:17, 9 January 2007 (UTC)


 * "Falco ptilorhynchus (plate 44) was also accurately reported by Froriep, but was spelled ptilorhyncus in Temminck’s text and then ptilonorhynchus in the Tableau Méthodique (Temminck, 1839). The spellings ptilorhyncus and ptilorhynchus have both been widely used." Page 43 in
 * So it was spelled -chus in 1821 (original wrapper), 1822 (Froriep's review), and 1839 (table of contents); but -cus in 1823 (main text). I would tend to call the latter a misprint and go with ptilorhynchus.  Whether the IUCN agrees is a separate question. ― Pelagic (talk) 20:41, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I've added synonyms to the taxobox in the article to reflect this. Note that, as at 2016, the page already has -chus 1821, citing ITIS. Pelagic (talk) 21:18, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Additional references

 * AERC, ?2003. Discusses split of ptilorhyncus from apivorus page 7.  ― Pelagic (talk) 03:25, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

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Possibly stupid question?
The article states, "It is a specialist feeder, living mainly on the larvae of social bees and wasps, and eating bits of comb and honey" - how is the bird, especially its eyes, protected from the bees and wasps, which presumably attempt to defend their hives? Apologies in advance if this is a stupid question! JezGrove (talk) 13:08, 30 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Actually, a very pertinent question! I've added a section "Adaptations for diet" that I hope answers your question.  Comments are welcome. Tagooty (talk) 10:53, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Tagooty! JezGrove (talk) 14:13, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

New subsection "Adaptations for diet"
The honey buzzard is unusual for a raptor in its diet of larvae etc from wasps nests. I have added a section on the adaptations in its feathers etc to survive wasp stings. Would appreciate your comments. Tagooty (talk) 13:44, 22 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the clean-up of the article, which style I'll follow in future edits. One disagreement:  You have deleted most of the caption for the image showing feather structure.  The intent was to help lay readers understand the interlocking structure, many of whom may not understand the complex structure of a feather.  I propose a shorter caption to achieve this purpose: "Structure of a feather showing interlocking barbules.  Adjacent barbules attach to one another via hook and node mechanism."  Comments? Tagooty (talk) 03:47, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Done (after >1 day) --Tagooty (talk) 10:36, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Not something I knew about. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:16, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

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