Bird
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Novmost records
Records16,343in 22 countries
Most seen inTanzania3,702 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Dark Chanting-Goshawk in brief
The dark chanting-goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.
Across the 22 countries we cover it has 16,343 published records, most of them from Tanzania, Gambia and Uganda. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Tanzania3,702 records · best Feb, Jul
Gambia3,592 records · best Nov, Feb
Uganda2,764 records · best Jul, Aug
Ethiopia1,976 records · best Nov, Feb
Senegal1,017 records · best Jan, Feb
Ghana874 records · best Nov, Mar
Nigeria804 records · best Dec, Oct
Zambia750 records · best May, Oct
Benin164 records · best Apr, Feb
Sudan109 records · best Dec, Feb
Chad107 records · best Feb, Mar
Burkina Faso105 records · best Jan, Dec
South Sudan71 records · best Jun, Sep
Niger59 records · best Jan, Aug
Yemen53 records · best Apr, Mar
Guinea48 records · best Nov, Jan
Eritrea33 records · best Jan, Feb
Mali33 records · best Nov, Mar
Guinea-Bissau32 records · best Nov, Dec
Central African Republic30 records · best Nov, Mar
Mauritania15 records · best Mar, Dec
Djibouti5 records · best Sep, Oct
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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