Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMelierax (Chanting-Goshawks)
- SpeciesMelierax canorus (Pale Chanting Goshawk)
The pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This hawk breeds in southern Africa and is a resident species of dry, open semi-desert with 75 cm or less annual rainfall. It is commonly seen perched on roadside telephone poles. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
📅 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 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale Chanting Goshawk in Kruger National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale Chanting Goshawk in Kruger National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Pale Chanting Goshawk in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.