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 Pilanesberg National Park
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
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
| # | 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 Pilanesberg National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale Chanting Goshawk in Pilanesberg National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Pale Chanting Goshawk in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.