Pale Chanting Goshawk
Pale Chanting GoshawkPale Chanting GoshawkPale Chanting GoshawkPale Chanting Goshawk

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax canorus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Hwange National Park
5 Verified records at Hwange National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Dark Chanting-Goshawk
LC

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melierax metabates

5–10% · With luck
Bateleur
EN

Bateleur

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terathopius ecaudatus

40–50% · Possible
White-backed Vulture
CR

White-backed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps africanus

40–50% · Possible
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

30–40% · Possible
Hooded Vulture
CR

Hooded Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Necrosyrtes monachus

30–40% · Possible
Tawny Eagle
VU

Tawny Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila rapax

30–40% · Possible
African Fish-Eagle
LC

African Fish-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus vocifer

20–30% · Possible
Brown Snake Eagle
LC

Brown Snake Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus cinereus

20–30% · Possible
White-headed Vulture
CR

White-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trigonoceps occipitalis

20–30% · Possible
Martial Eagle
EN

Martial Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polemaetus bellicosus

10–20% · With luck
African Hawk-Eagle
LC

African Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila spilogaster

10–20% · With luck
Lizard Buzzard
LC

Lizard Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
5 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Chanting Goshawk in Hwange National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pale Chanting Goshawk in Hwange National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Pale Chanting Goshawk in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Hwange National Park