Eastern Chanting-Goshawk

Eastern Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax poliopterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Meru National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
60–70
Oct
30–40
Nov
60–70
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 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
9 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Chanting-Goshawk in Meru National Park?

About 52% of visitor-days record a Eastern Chanting-Goshawk sighting in Meru National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Chanting-Goshawk in Meru National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Chanting-Goshawk in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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