Dark Chanting Goshawk

Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates is a bird of prey in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, which includes kites, hawks and eagles. It breeds across widespread areas of Africa. Described by Heuglin in 1861, it belongs to a group of raptors found throughout much of the continent.

Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Breeding range: Africa: widespread

Dark Chanting Goshawk

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Tours where you can spot this bird

3 tours in Zambia 1, Uganda 1, Namibia 1

Small and Flexible Kafue River Birding Stay at Pinnon Safari Lodge

Small and Flexible Kafue River Birding Stay at Pinnon Safari Lodge

Zambia / Kafue National Park Private tour 1 day

A flexible birding stay beside the Kafue River, with lodge-ground observation and optional guided boat, vehicle and dry-season walking activ...

15-Day Uganda Birding Tour 2027

15-Day Uganda Birding Tour 2027

Uganda / Entebbe Group tour 15 days

A 15-day Uganda birding circuit from Entebbe through Mabamba Swamp, Lake Mburo, Mgahinga, Bwindi, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale and Semliki for Sh...

Southern Africa Birding Expedition: Namibia, Okavango & Victoria Falls with Birding Ecotours

Southern Africa Birding Expedition: Namibia, Okavango & Victoria Falls with Birding Ecotours

Namibia / Walvis Bay Group tour 18 days

An 18-day birding expedition from Namibia's Atlantic coast through Etosha and the Okavango Panhandle to Victoria Falls, combining desert nea...

From USD 10,206