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 Serengeti National Park
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Dark Chanting-Goshawk sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 1280 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Serengeti National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.