Pale Chanting Goshawk
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Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax canorus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
262 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
October 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 262 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

Lappet-faced Vulture
EN

Lappet-faced Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Torgos tracheliotos

5–10% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

5–10% · With luck
Tawny Eagle
VU

Tawny Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila rapax

Insufficient data
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
LC

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus pectoralis

<5% · Rare
European Honey-buzzard
LC

European Honey-buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pernis apivorus

Insufficient data
White-backed Vulture
CR

White-backed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps africanus

<5% · Rare
Verreaux's Eagle
LC

Verreaux's Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila verreauxii

<5% · Rare
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

<5% · Rare
Augur Buzzard
LC

Augur Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo augur

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

<5% · Rare
Gabar Goshawk
LC

Gabar Goshawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micronisus gabar

<5% · Rare
Martial Eagle
EN

Martial Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polemaetus bellicosus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 262 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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.

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