Dark Chanting Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates) — Birds of Prey of Africa.
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The Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 675 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Accipitriformes
- Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Genus Melierax
- Species metabates
Quick facts
- Weight
- 675 g
- Diet
- Vertebrate hunters
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Dark Chanting Goshawk preys mainly on other vertebrates.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Dark Chanting Goshawk is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family, part of the order Accipitriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF widespread.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 675 g, with a wing length of about 31.8 cm and a tail of around 21.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 12.5 million km² — a very large global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Dark Chanting Goshawk?
The Dark Chanting Goshawk is a large bird that weighs around 675 g.
Where does the Dark Chanting Goshawk live?
The Dark Chanting Goshawk is found across Africa with a range covering AF widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Dark Chanting Goshawk belong to?
The Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates) belongs to the Accipitridae family, in the order Accipitriformes.
What does the Dark Chanting Goshawk eat?
The Dark Chanting Goshawk preys mainly on other vertebrates.
Does the Dark Chanting Goshawk migrate?
The Dark Chanting Goshawk is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Dark Chanting Goshawk endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Dark Chanting Goshawk make?
1 real field recording of the Dark Chanting Goshawk — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Dark Chanting Goshawk's range?
The Dark Chanting Goshawk has a mapped global range of about 12.5 million km².
Conservation
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