This species is also known as the Oriental honey buzzard. It is brown above, but not as dark as European honey buzzard, and paler below. The honey buzzard attacks bees' nests and eats the larvae. Paradise Fly-catcher, Honey Buzzard, Malabar pied Hornbill etc. It is larger and longer-winged than its western counterpart, the European honey buzzard, "Pernis apivorus". Less common are geese, swans, golden eagle, white-tailed eagle, peregrine falcon, honey buzzard and osprey. The long-tailed honey buzzard ("Henicopernis longicauda") is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.