Melierax | |
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Pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Melieraxinae |
Genus: | Melierax G.R. Gray, 1840 |
Type species | |
Falco musicus[1] Daudin, 1800
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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]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Dark chanting goshawk | Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861 Five subspecies
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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 |
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Pale chanting goshawk | Melierax canorus (Thunberg, 1799) Two subspecies
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South Africa | Size: 55cm Habitat: desert Diet: small mammals and reptiles |
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Eastern chanting goshawk | Melierax poliopterus Cabanis, 1868 |
East Africa | Size: 49 to 55cm Habitat: semi-desert, grassland Diet: lizards, smaller birds, insects |
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The name Melierax is a combination of the Greek words melos, meaning "song" and hierax, meaning "hawk".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Melierax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
External links
[edit] Data related to Melierax at Wikispecies