Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,024
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pale chanting goshawk”.