Pale chanting goshawk

Pale chanting goshawk
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Melierax
Species:
M. canorus
Binomial name
Melierax canorus
(Thunberg, 1799)
Subspecies[2]
  • M. c. argentior - Clancey, 1960
  • M. c. canorus - (Thunberg, 1799)
juvenile M. c. argentor, Namibia

The pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This hawk breeds in southern Africa and is a resident species of dry, open semi-desert with 75 cm or less annual rainfall. It is commonly seen perched on roadside telephone poles.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Melierax canorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695438A93509749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695438A93509749.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.