Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Pale Chanting-Goshawk

Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus

Described by: Rislachi (1799)
Alternate common name(s): Pale Chanting Goshawk, Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk
Old scientific name(s): Melierax poliopterus, Melierax musicus

Photographs

Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Dan Marsh  South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer 
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Range

Sw. Africa;
(1) Ex. sw. Angola, Namibia, Botswana, sw. Zimbabwe and ne. South Africa (w. Transvaal, nw. Orange Free State).
(2) S. South Africa (Cape Province, se. Orange Free State and formerly in s. Natal).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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