Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve
8 Verified records at Samburu National Reserve
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Chanting-Goshawk sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
60–70%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
7 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
9 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
5–10%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
11 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
14 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
15 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
17 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
22 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
25 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
26 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
28 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
29 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
30 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Samburu National Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Chanting-Goshawk sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Samburu National Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Dark Chanting-Goshawk in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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