Perninae

{{Short description|Subfamily of birds}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| name = Perninae

| image = Pacific Baza kobble08ed.JPG

| image_caption = Pacific baza (Aviceda subcristata)

| taxon = Perninae

| authority = 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.{{Cite journal | last1=Griffiths | first1=C.S. | last2=Barrowclough | first2=G.F. | last3=Groth | first3=J.G. | last4=Mertz | first4=L.A. | date=2007 | title=Phylogeny, diversity, and classification of the Accipitridae based on DNA sequences of the RAG-1 exon | journal=Journal of Avian Biology | volume=38 | issue=5 | pages=587–602 | doi=10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03971.x | doi-access=free}}{{cite journal | last1 = Lerner| first1 = Heather R. L.| last2 = Mindell| first2 = David P.| date =2005 | title = Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures, and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA| journal = Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution| volume = 37| issue = 2| pages = 327–346 | doi = 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.04.010 | pmid = 15925523| bibcode = 2005MolPE..37..327L}}