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Pale Chanting Goshawk

Melierax canorus

Description:

This species is 56–65 cm long. The adult has grey upperparts with a white rump. The central tail feathers are black tipped with white, and the outer feathers are barred grey and white. The head and upper breast are pale grey; the rest of the underparts are finely barred in dark grey and white. Its eyes are red, the bill is mostly red, and it has long red legs. It is paler than the grey-rumped Dark Chanting Goshawk, Melierax metabates.

Habitat:

Semiarid desert of the Tankwa National Park.

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2 Comments

Smith Zoo
Smith Zoo 10 years ago

Thanks Maria! I just hope the ID is correct - the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabar_Gosha... also seems possible.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Magnificent bird - great spotting, Dez!

Smith Zoo
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Smith Zoo

Hantam Local Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa

Spotted on May 10, 2013
Submitted on Jul 7, 2013

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