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Eastern chanting goshawk

Melierax poliopterus Cabanis, 1868

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The eastern chanting goshawk (Melierax poliopterus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 548 g to 735 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Eastern chanting goshawk (Melierax poliopterus)
Photo: Darren Obbard · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the eastern chanting goshawk

Weight
548 g – 735 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
96 cm – 1.1 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
37 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1.4 – 1.75src 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 eastern chanting goshawk?

EASTERN CHANTING GOSHAWK · WINGSPAN 1.1 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.1 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the eastern chanting goshawk is about 65% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the eastern chanting goshawk live?

Not recorded

What is the eastern chanting goshawk?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The eastern (pale) chanting goshawk (Melierax poliopterus), or Somali chanting goshawk, is a bird of prey of East Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Eastern chanting goshawk” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_chanting_goshawk&oldid=1354104570), 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 eastern chanting goshawk endangered?

The eastern 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. What the categories mean.

How is the eastern chanting goshawk classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusMelierax
  7. SpeciesMelierax poliopterus Cabanis, 1868

Synonyms Melierax canorus poliopterus, Meliërax musicus poliopterus

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • EACGEnglish
  • Eastern chanting-goshawkEnglish
  • Eastern chanting-goshawkEnglish
  • Eastern chanting-goshawkEnglish
  • ECGOEnglish
  • Pale chanting goshawk or eastern chanting-goshawkEnglish
  • Pale chanting goshawk or eastern chanting-goshawkEnglish
  • باز منشد شرقيArabic
  • باز منشد صوماليArabic
  • astor cantaire d'Àfrica orientalCatalan
  • jestřáb východoafrickýCzech
  • gwalch coesgoch SomaliaWelsh
  • SomalisanghøgDanish
  • Weißbürzel-SinghabichtGerman
  • orientafrika kantakcipitroEsperanto
  • Azor lagartijero somalíSpanish
  • Azor lagartijero del esteSpanish
  • somaali laulukullEstonian
  • somalianlauluhaukkaFinnish
  • Gabar à ailes grisesFrench
  • Autour à ailes grisesFrench
  • Seabhac ceolmhar oirthearachIrish
  • נץ קולני מזרחיHebrew
  • istočnoafrički gabarCroatian
  • keleti éneklőhéjaHungarian
  • Astore canoro orientaleItalian
  • Atore cantante orientaleItalian
  • ヒガシコシジロウタオオタカJapanese
  • pilkasparnis giedvanagisLithuanian
  • Bleke ZanghavikDutch
  • østsanghaukNorwegian
  • jastrzębiak popielatyPolish
  • açor-cantor-somaliPortuguese
  • Açor-canoro-de-asas-cinzentasPortuguese
  • Açor-cantador-de-asas-cinzentasPortuguese
  • Açor-cantador-orientalPortuguese
  • Açor-cantador-somaliPortuguese
  • Açor-cantor-de-asas-cinzentasPortuguese
  • açor-cantor-orientalPortuguese
  • Серый певчий ястребRussian
  • jastrabec spevavýSlovak
  • Istočni jastreb pevačSerbian
  • östlig sånghökSwedish
  • Doğulu Ötücü ÇakırTurkish
  • яструб-крикун сірийUkrainian
  • 歌鷹Chinese
  • 灰歌鷹Chinese
  • 灰歌鹰Chinese

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Relatives of the eastern chanting goshawk

Other species in the same genus Melierax.

CompareEastern chanting goshawk vs Dark chanting goshawkEastern chanting goshawk vs Pale chanting goshawk

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the eastern chanting goshawk?

An adult eastern chanting goshawk weighs 548 g – 735 g and has a wingspan of 96 cm – 1.1 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the eastern chanting goshawk endangered?

The eastern 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 eastern chanting goshawk?

The eastern chanting goshawk (Melierax poliopterus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{eastern_chanting_goshawk_2026,
  title = {Eastern chanting goshawk (Melierax poliopterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-chanting-goshawk},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}