European honey buzzard
The similarity in plumage between juvenile European honey buzzard and common buzzard may have arisen as a partial protection against predation by northern goshawks. Although that formidable predator is capable of killing both species, it is likely to be more cautious about attacking the better protected "Buteo" species, with its stronger bill and talons. Similar Batesian mimicry is shown by the Asian "Pernis" species, which resemble the "Spizaetus" hawk-eagles.