Welcome Guest

Pale Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax canorus (Thunberg, CP 1799)

The (southern) pale chanting goshawk 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. Source: Wikipedia




(0 votes)
Photo powered by flickr.com.


Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Melierax
Scientific:
  Melierax canorus

Original description

Citation:
  (Thunberg, CP 1799)

Reference:
   Nova Acta Acad. Sci. Imp. Petropol. 15 p.33

Protonym:
  Falco canorus

Type locality:
  South Africa.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/113780#page/47/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  389FFA0941C2CA51

Avibase ID:
  avibase-389FFA09

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/389FFA09

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175518

Geographic range:

  • Melierax canorus canorus: Southern South Africa
  • Melierax canorus argentior: S Angola to Zimbabwe and ne South Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk
Catalan:
Astor cantaire pàl·lid
Czech:
jestřáb kukačkovitý
Danish:
Lys Sanghøg
German:
Silbersinghabicht
Spanish:
Azor lagartijero claro
Spanish (Spain):
Azor Lagartijero Claro
Finnish:
kapinlauluhaukka
French:
Autour chanteur
Croatian:
srebrnasti gabar
Hungarian:
fakó énekeshéja
Italian:
Astore cantante chiaro
Japanese (romaji):
koshijiroutaootaka
Japanese:
コシジロウタオオタカ
Lithuanian:
Blyškusis giedvanagis
Dutch:
Zanghavik
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bleiksonghauk
Norwegian:
Bleksanghauk
Polish:
jastrzębiak jasny
Portuguese:
Açor-cantor-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal):
açor-cantor-pálido
Russian:
Светлый певчий ястреб
Slovak:
jastrabec sivý
Serbian:
Svetli jastreb pevač
Swedish:
blek sånghök
Ukrainian:
Яструб-крикун світлий
Chinese:
淡色歌鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
淡色歌鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Autour chanteur ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Autour chanteur ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pale Chanting-goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Meliërax musicus musicus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pale Chanting-Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Pale Chanting Goshawk ( Melierax canorus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melierax canorus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melierax canorus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Melierax [canorus or poliopterus] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Bleeksingvalk
Bulgarian: Блед поен ястреб
Catalan: Astor cantaire pàl·lid , Astor cantaire pàŀid
Czech: Jestráb kukackovitý, jestřáb kukačkovitý
Chuvash: çутă юрлакан хурчка
Welsh: Gwalch coesgoch gwelw
Danish: Lys Sanghøg
German: Großer Singhabicht, Silbersinghabicht, Singhabicht, Weißbürzel-Singhabicht
Greek: Κελαηδoσάϊvo
English: Pale Chanting Goshawk, Pale Chanting-Goshawk, Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk, Southern Pale Chanting-goshawk
English, HBW: Pale Chanting-goshawk
English (IOC): Pale Chanting Goshawk
English (United States): Pale Chanting-Goshawk
Esperanto: Hela kantakcipitro, Hela melierakso
Spanish: Azor Lagartijero Claro, Azor-lagartijero, Azor-lagartijero Claro
Spanish (Spain): Azor Lagartijero Claro
Spanish (HBW): Pale Chanting-Goshawk
Estonian: suur-laulukull
Finnish: Kapinlauluhaukka
French: Autour chanteur, Autour-chanteur pâle, Gabar chanteur
Frisian: Ljochte sjonghauk
Irish: Seabhac ceolmhar báiteach
Galician: Azor cantor pálido
Hebrew: נץ קולני בהיר
Croatian: srebrnasti gabar
Hungarian: fakó énekeshéja, Fakó éneklőhéja
Italian: Astore cantante chiaro, Astore cantante pallido
Japanese (romaji): koshijiroutaootaka
Japanese: コシジロウタオオタカ, コシヂロウタオオタカ
Scientific: Falco canorus, Falco musicus, Melierax canorus, Melierax canorus canorus, Melierax musicus, Meliërax musicus musicus
Lithuanian: Blyškusis giedvanagis, Blyškusis vanagėlis
Latvian: Gaišais dziedātājvanags
Dutch: Bleke zanghavik, Zanghavik
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bleiksonghauk
Norwegian: Bleksanghauk
Polish: jastrzebiak jasny, Jastrzębiak jasny
Portuguese: Açor-cantador-pálido, Açor-cantor-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal): açor-cantor-pálido
Rhaeto-Romance: Sprer chantadur sblatg
Romanian: Uliu cântător deschis
Russian: Светлый певчий ястреб, Тусклый Певчий Ястреб
Slovak: jastrabec sivý
Slovenian: Bledi golobičar
Serbian: Svetli jastreb pevač
Swedish: blek sånghök, Sydlig blek sånghök
Turkish: Soluk ötücü çakır
Tatar: аксыл сайрар карчыга
Ukrainian: Яструб-крикун світлий
Chinese: 淡色歌鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 淡色歌鷹

Avibase has been visited 401,035,423 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy