Back Bleeksingvalk Afrikaans سحنون غريد Arabic Melierax canorus AST Melierax canorus Azerbaijani Блед поен ястреб Bulgarian Melierax canorus Breton Astor cantaire pàl·lid Catalan Melierax canorus CEB Gwalch coesgoch gwelw Welsh Lys sanghøg Danish
| Pale chanting goshawk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Melierax |
| Species: | M. canorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melierax canorus (Thunberg, 1799)
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The pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This hawk breeds in southern Africa and is a resident species of dry, open semi-desert with 75 cm or less annual rainfall. It is commonly seen perched on roadside telephone poles.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Melierax canorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695438A93509749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695438A93509749.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.