| Perninae | |
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| Pacific baza (Aviceda subcristata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Perninae Blyth, 1851 |
The raptor subfamily Perninae includes a number of medium-sized broad-winged species. These are birds of warmer climates, although the Pernis species (European honey buzzard and crested honey buzzard) have a more extensive range.
Several of the species in this group eat mainly insects, and the honey-buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp larvae. Reptiles are also taken by several birds in this group.
Several authorities consider Gypaetinae to be within or even synonymous with Perninae.[1][2]
The cladogram of the Perninae shown below is based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the Accipitridae by Therese Catanach and collaborators that was published in 2024.[3]
| Perninae |
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Eutriorchis Sharpe, 1875 |
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Chondrohierax Lesson, 1843 |
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Leptodon Sundevall, 1836 |
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Aviceda Swainson, 1836 |
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Pernis Cuvier, 1816 |
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Elanoides Vieillot, 1818 |
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Hamirostra Brown, 1846 |
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Lophoictinia Kaup, 1847 |
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Henicopernis (Lesson & Garnot, 1828) |
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