Pale Chanting Goshawk
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Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax canorus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Etosha National Park
736 Verified records at Etosha National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 736 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Dark Chanting-Goshawk
LC

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melierax metabates

Insufficient data
Tawny Eagle
VU

Tawny Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila rapax

30–40% · Possible
White-backed Vulture
CR

White-backed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps africanus

20–30% · Possible
Bateleur
EN

Bateleur

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terathopius ecaudatus

20–30% · Possible
Gabar Goshawk
LC

Gabar Goshawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micronisus gabar

20–30% · With luck
Lappet-faced Vulture
EN

Lappet-faced Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Torgos tracheliotos

10–20% · With luck
Martial Eagle
EN

Martial Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polemaetus bellicosus

5–10% · With luck
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
LC

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus pectoralis

5–10% · With luck
White-headed Vulture
CR

White-headed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trigonoceps occipitalis

5–10% · With luck
African Hawk-Eagle
LC

African Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila spilogaster

5–10% · Rare
Cape Griffon
VU

Cape Griffon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps coprotheres

Insufficient data
Hooded Vulture
CR

Hooded Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Necrosyrtes monachus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
70–80
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
5 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
6 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
7 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Chanting Goshawk in Etosha National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 736 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pale Chanting Goshawk in Etosha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Pale Chanting Goshawk in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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