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ShrublandPlatform nestLarge · 630 g
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This species averages 49 to 55 cm (19 to 22 in) long, with a wingspan of 96 to 110 cm (38 to 43 in) and a tail length of 20 to 25 cm (7.9 to 9.8 in). Males average 85 percent the size of females. Like the other chanting goshawks, it resembles an accipiter but the tail is shorter and graduated (the feathers increase in length from the edges to the center), and the wings are broader. Adults have grey head, neck, breast, and upperparts, except for the white or lightly barred uppertail coverts. The belly has narrow grey and white bars and the undertail coverts are white.
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When to see the Eastern Chanting Goshawk
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Eastern Chanting Goshawk
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Eastern Chanting Goshawk
The eastern (pale) chanting goshawk, or Somali chanting goshawk, is a bird of prey of East Africa.
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Easily confused with
Dark Chanting GoshawkMelierax metabatesThe dark chanting goshawk is a medium-sized, bulky hawk with an upright stance.
Pale Chanting GoshawkMelierax canorusThis species is approximately 55 cm in length with a wingspan of 110 cm.
Side by side: Eastern Chanting Goshawk vs Pale Chanting Goshawk · Dark Chanting Goshawk vs Eastern Chanting Goshawk · Eastern Chanting Goshawk vs Rufous-bellied Eagle
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