Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Dark Chanting-goshawk (Melierax metabates) - HBW 2, p. 143
French: Autour sombre
German: Graubürzel Singhabicht
Spanish: Azor lagartijero Oscuro
Other common names: Chanting Goshawk
Taxonomy: Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861, White Nile between lat. 6° N and 7° N, Sudan.
Probably forms superspecies with M. canorus and M. poliopterus. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- theresae Meinertzhagen, 1939 - SW Morocco.
- neumanni Hartert, 1914 - Mali E to N Sudan.
- ignoscens Friedmann, 1928 - SW Arabian Peninsula.
- theresae Meinertzhagen, 1939 - SW Morocco.
- neumanni Hartert, 1914 - Mali E to N Sudan.
- ignoscens Friedmann, 1928 - SW Arabian Peninsula.
- metabates Heuglin, 1861 - Senegambia E to Ethiopia and S to NE Zaire and N Tanzania.
- mechowi Cabanis, 1882 - Angola E to S Tanzania and S to N Namibia and NE South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp metabates)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 6 years ago 36 sec 4.3 -
perching and looking around Locality Pirang, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp metabates)
Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2011 19 weeks ago 31 sec 4.2 -
An adult on the ground. Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp mechowi)
Max Roth 31 October 2000 6 years ago 20 sec 3.9 -
A perched bird Locality Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 1 January 2008 2 years ago 34 sec 3.7 -
A bird on a tree Locality Fatick Region, Senegal
Juan Sanabria 13 January 2008 3 years ago 31 sec 3.3 -
An adult perched and looking around Locality Matusadona National Park, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe (ssp mechowi)
Greg Baker 8 September 1999 14 weeks ago 34 sec 3
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a juvenile specimen
Locality Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Ghanzi District, Botswana
Marco Valentini 20 August 2010 28 weeks ago 4.5 -
A perched adult in typical hunting mode.
Locality Faraba Banta, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp metabates)
Steve Garvie 5 December 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
Adult bird, seen almost at eye level and from the side, perched in a tree.
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp metabates)
Pia Öberg 27 November 1999 40 weeks ago 4 -
On an acacia
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Ken Havard 12 November 2011 13 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 3.8 -
Perched on a dry tree just before sunset.
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 14 May 2011 51 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult perched on ground
Locality Adi Quala, Southern Region, Eritrea
Jason Anderson 1 May 2009 1 year ago 3.4
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