Oriental Honey-Buzzard

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Pernis ptilorhyncus
Nepali Name: मधुहा Madhuha

Pothana (Annapurna Base Camp Trek), Kaski, Nepal. 2000m. 11 October, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Pothana (Annapurna Base Camp Trek), Kaski, Nepal. 2000m. 11 October, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Syange (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Lamjung, Nepal. ~1,100m. 11 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Despite its name it has none of the behavior of the buzzards well except perhaps it has variable plumage.

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