Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | low |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 26,200,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Population size | unknown | poor | estimated | 2009 |
Population trend | stable | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 8.7 years | - | - | - |
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angola | extant | native | yes | |||
Benin | extant | native | yes | |||
Botswana | extant | native | yes | |||
Burkina Faso | extant | native | yes | |||
Burundi | extant | native | yes | |||
Cameroon | extant | native | yes | |||
Central African Republic | extant | native | yes | |||
Chad | extant | native | yes | |||
Congo | extant | native | yes | |||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | native | yes | |||
Côte d'Ivoire | extant | native | yes | |||
Djibouti | extant | native | yes | |||
Eritrea | extant | native | yes | |||
Eswatini | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Ethiopia | extant | native | yes | |||
Gabon | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Gambia | extant | native | yes | |||
Ghana | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea-Bissau | extant | native | yes | |||
Israel | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Kenya | extant | native | yes | |||
Malawi | extant | native | yes | |||
Mali | extant | native | yes | |||
Mauritania | extant | native | yes | |||
Morocco | extant | native | yes | |||
Mozambique | extant | native | yes | |||
Namibia | extant | native | yes | |||
Niger | extant | native | yes | |||
Nigeria | extant | native | yes | |||
Rwanda | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Saudi Arabia | extant | native | yes | |||
Senegal | extant | native | yes | |||
Sierra Leone | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Somalia | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
South Africa | extant | native | yes | |||
South Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
Sudan | extant | native | ||||
Tanzania | extant | native | yes | |||
Togo | extant | native | yes | |||
Uganda | extant | native | yes | |||
Yemen | extant | native | yes | |||
Zambia | extant | native | yes | |||
Zimbabwe | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | resident |
Savanna | Dry | suitable | resident |
Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 3000 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Dark Chanting-goshawk Melierax metabates. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/dark-chanting-goshawk-melierax-metabates on 26/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.