MelieraxGenus of birds
Melierax is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Established by George Robert Gray in 1840, it contains the following species:[2]
Genus Melierax – G.R. Gray, 1840 – three species
| Common name |
Scientific name and subspecies |
Range |
Size and ecology |
IUCN status and estimated population |
| Dark chanting goshawk 
|
Melierax metabates
Heuglin, 1861
|
sub-Saharan Africa, but avoids the rainforest of the Congo basin and the far south |
Size: 45cm
Habitat: savannah, open woodland
Diet: birds, small mammals, reptiles |
LC
|
| Pale chanting goshawk 
|
Melierax canorus
(Thunberg, 1799)
- M. c. argentior - Clancey, 1960
- M. c. canorus - (Thunberg, 1799)
|
South Africa |
Size: 55cm
Habitat: desert
Diet: small mammals and reptiles |
LC
|
| Eastern chanting goshawk 
|
Melierax poliopterus
Cabanis, 1868 |
East Africa |
Size: 49 to 55cm
Habitat: semi-desert, grassland
Diet: lizards, smaller birds, insects |
LC
|
The name Melierax is a combination of the Greek words melos, meaning "song" and hierax, meaning "hawk".[3]
External links
Data related to Melierax at Wikispecies
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