Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMelierax (Chanting-Goshawks)
- SpeciesMelierax canorus (Pale Chanting Goshawk)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale Chanting Goshawk in Etosha National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 736 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale Chanting Goshawk in Etosha National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Pale Chanting Goshawk in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.