Dark Chanting Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Other Names

  Chanting Goshawk   Autour sombre, Autour chanteur, Autour-chanteur sombre   Graubürzel-Singhabicht   Azar-largatijero Oscuro   Mörk sånghök   Donkere Zanghavik   Astore cantore

World: Africa from 17°N to 16°S in the West and 25°S in the East.

Kenya: Western Kenya only getting as far East as the Rift Valley.

This is a mainly solitary bird which is found in moister habitats than the closely related Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk. It is a large, grey hawk with an upright stance which preys on lizards, snakes and small mammals. The cere is coral pink as are the long bare tarsi and the under tail coverts are barred (these are the most obvious distinguishing features from the Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk which has a yellow cere and plain white under tail coverts).