Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates)
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Dark Chanting Goshawk

Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861

674 gWeight

The dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco.

Most records: Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia

Dark Chanting Goshawk has been recorded at 279 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 33 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Serengeti NPTanzania407 records
  2. Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda272 records
  3. Serengeti NP – SeroneraTanzania232 records
More places
  1. Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya218 records
  2. Awash NP – southern sectionEthiopia175 records
  3. Lake BaringoKenya150 records
  4. Awash NPEthiopia140 records
  5. Maasai Mara NRKenya136 records
  6. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – NdutuTanzania113 records
  7. Serengeti NPTanzania102 records

Countries and regions with the most records

TanzaniaKenyaEthiopiaUgandaGambiaSouth AfricaGhanaBotswana

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco.

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Questions

How big is the Dark Chanting Goshawk?

The Dark Chanting Goshawk weighs around 674 g.

Where does the Dark Chanting Goshawk live?

Its breeding range: Africa: widespread. It is most often recorded in Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Is the Dark Chanting Goshawk endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Dark Chanting Goshawk as Least Concern.

What does the Dark Chanting Goshawk eat?

Main food: Vertebrate prey.

What family is the Dark Chanting Goshawk in?

It belongs to the family Kites, Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae), order Accipitriformes.

At a glance

Weight
674 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Vertebrate prey
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
318 mm
Tail
216 mm
Bill
32 mm
Tarsus
86 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: widespread

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae
Genus
Melierax

Other birds in the genus Melierax

Eastern Chanting GoshawkEastern Chanting GoshawkMelierax poliopterusPale Chanting GoshawkPale Chanting GoshawkMelierax canorusPearl KitePearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiScissor-tailed KiteScissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiWhite-tailed KiteWhite-tailed KiteElanus leucurusBlack-winged KiteBlack-winged KiteElanus caeruleusBlack-shouldered KiteBlack-shouldered KiteElanus axillarisLetter-winged KiteLetter-winged KiteElanus scriptusAfrican Harrier-HawkAfrican Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMadagascar Harrier-HawkMadagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatus
Dark Chanting Goshawk

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