Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMelierax (Chanting-Goshawks)
- SpeciesMelierax metabates (Dark Chanting-Goshawk)
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. Wikipedia →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Chanting-Goshawk sighting in Awash National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Ruppell's griffon
Gyps rueppellii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Awash National Park?
About 61% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Chanting-Goshawk sighting in Awash National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Awash National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Awash National Park in our monthly data.