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Where to see the Dark Chanting Goshawk in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Dark Chanting Goshawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Melierax metabates
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When and where to find the Dark Chanting Goshawk
Hosts have recorded the Dark Chanting Goshawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Best hours of the day
- Late morning to mid-afternoon. Raptors soar once the sun raises thermals.
- Early morning. Often perched while the air warms.
Where to base yourself
- Limpopo
KwaZulu-Natal
iSimangaliso Wetland
KwaZulu-NatalStays in KwaZulu-Natal
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Species
Melierax metabates
Records
464
iNaturalist observations
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Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Dark Chanting Goshawk on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Dark Chanting Goshawk in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Dark Chanting Goshawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and iSimangaliso Wetland Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Dark Chanting Goshawk in South Africa?
The Dark Chanting Goshawk is most recorded in Mpumalanga (51% of records), Limpopo (43% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (6% of records), based on 464 iNaturalist observations. 11 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Dark Chanting Goshawk on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Dark Chanting Goshawk?
The Dark Chanting Goshawk is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Dark Chanting Goshawk?
The dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabia, with an isolated and declining population in southern Morocco.
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Where to stay for a chance to see the Dark Chanting Goshawk
Every stay on the Dark Chanting Goshawk page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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