Pale Chanting Goshawk
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Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax canorus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
20 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
August 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Verreaux's Eagle
LC

Verreaux's Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila verreauxii

40–50% · Possible
African Hawk-Eagle
LC

African Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila spilogaster

30–40% · Possible
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

10–20% · With luck
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
LC

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circaetus pectoralis

10–20% · With luck
Jackal Buzzard
LC

Jackal Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo rufofuscus

Insufficient data
Cape Griffon
VU

Cape Griffon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps coprotheres

Insufficient data
Augur Buzzard
LC

Augur Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo augur

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

White-backed Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gyps africanus

5–10% · With luck
Tawny Eagle
VU

Tawny Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila rapax

5–10% · With luck
Gabar Goshawk
LC

Gabar Goshawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Micronisus gabar

5–10% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

<5% · Rare
Bateleur
EN

Bateleur

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terathopius ecaudatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Chanting Goshawk sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pale Chanting Goshawk in Waterberg Plateau Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Pale Chanting Goshawk in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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