Dark Chanting Goshawk
Melierax metabatesHeuglin, MT, 1861
English (US) Dark Chanting Goshawk
The Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melierax metabates
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dark Chanting Goshawk
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1861
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Melierax metabates theresae
- Melierax metabates ignoscens
- Melierax metabates metabates
- Melierax metabates mechowi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Heuglin, MT, 1861
- Type locality
- White Nile between lat. 6° N. and 7° N.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.3, no.9 p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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