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 Namib-Naukluft National Park
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
📅 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 Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 262 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale Chanting Goshawk in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pale Chanting Goshawk in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.