Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
Described by: Heuglin (1861)
Alternate common name(s): Dark Chanting Goshawk, Chanting Goshawk
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors
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Range
Morocco; Across nc. Africa through ec. to sc. Africa; Sw. Arabia;
One main population and two small isolated populations;
(1) Sw. Morocco.
(2) S. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, n. Nigeria, Chad and c. Sudan.
(3) Sw. Mauritania, Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, s. Sudan, w. and c. Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and s. in ne. Zaire, Uganda, nw. Kenya from Lokichokio s. to Konegalei, Kerio Valley, Lake Abringo and Lake Bogoria and n. Tanzania.
(4) Sw. Arabian Peninsula (Yemen).
(5) Kenya and s. Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, n. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and ex. ne. South Africa (e. Transvaal and n. Natal).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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