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Dark chanting goshawk

Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 670.5 g to 846.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates)
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Quick facts about the dark chanting goshawk

Weight
670.5 g – 846.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
86 cm – 1.04 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.2 – 1.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the dark chanting goshawk?

DARK CHANTING GOSHAWK · WINGSPAN 1.04 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.04 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the dark chanting goshawk is about 61% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the dark chanting goshawk live?

Not recorded

What is the dark chanting goshawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco.

From the Wikipedia article “Dark chanting goshawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark_chanting_goshawk&oldid=1371996843), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the dark chanting goshawk endangered?

The dark chanting goshawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the dark chanting goshawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusMelierax
  7. SpeciesMelierax metabates Heuglin, 1861

Synonyms Falco polyzonus

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • Dark chanting-goshawkEnglish
  • Dark chanting-goshawkEnglish
  • Dark chanting-goshawkEnglish
  • DCGOEnglish
  • DonkersingvalkAfrikaans
  • باز منشد داكنArabic
  • باشق صياح داكنArabic
  • Тъмен поен ястребBulgarian
  • astor cantaire bec-roigCatalan
  • jestřáb volavýCzech
  • gwalch coesgoch tywyllWelsh
  • Mørk SanghøgDanish
  • SinghabichtGerman
  • Graubürzel-SinghabichtGerman
  • malhela kantakcipitroEsperanto
  • Grizflugila kantocipitroEsperanto
  • Azor lagartijero oscuroSpanish
  • mets-laulukullEstonian
  • lauluhaukkaFinnish
  • afrikanlauluhaukkaFinnish
  • Gabar sombreFrench
  • Autour sombreFrench
  • Autour-chanteurFrench
  • Seabhac ceolmhar dorchaIrish
  • נץ קולני אפורHebrew
  • sinji gabarCroatian
  • piroslábú éneklőhéjaHungarian
  • SönghaukurIcelandic
  • Astore canoro scuroItalian
  • Astore cantante scuroItalian
  • ウタオオタカJapanese
  • raudonkojis giedvanagisLithuanian
  • tumšais dziedātājvanagsLatvian
  • Donkere ZanghavikDutch
  • mørksanghaukNorwegian
  • jastrzębiak ciemnyPolish
  • açor-cantor-escuroPortuguese
  • Açor-cantadorPortuguese
  • Тёмный певчий ястребRussian
  • LávlofálliNorthern Sami
  • jastrabec pláštikovýSlovak
  • golobičarSlovenian
  • Jastreb pevačSerbian
  • mörk sånghökSwedish
  • Ötücü ÇakırTurkish
  • яструб-крикун темнийUkrainian
  • 歌鷹Chinese
  • 暗灰紅臉歌鷹Chinese
  • 暗色歌鹰Chinese

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Relatives of the dark chanting goshawk

Other species in the same genus Melierax.

CompareDark chanting goshawk vs Pale chanting goshawkDark chanting goshawk vs Eastern chanting goshawk

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the dark chanting goshawk?

An adult dark chanting goshawk weighs 670.5 g – 846.8 g and has a wingspan of 86 cm – 1.04 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dark chanting goshawk endangered?

The dark chanting goshawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the dark chanting goshawk?

The dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{dark_chanting_goshawk_2026,
  title = {Dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-chanting-goshawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}