Pale chanting goshawk

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.

Pale chanting goshawk
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Melierax
Species:
M. canorus
Binomial name
Melierax canorus
(Thunberg, 1799)
Subspecies
  • M. c. argentior - Clancey, 1960
  • M. c. canorus - (Thunberg, 1799)
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