Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMelierax (Chanting-Goshawks)
- SpeciesMelierax metabates (Dark Chanting-Goshawk)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Dark Chanting-Goshawk sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 347 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Murchison Falls National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.