Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (36)
- Subspecies (5)
Peter F. D. Boesman, Alan C. Kemp, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published January 15, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Donkersingvalk |
| Arabic | باشق صياح داكن |
| Bulgarian | Тъмен поен ястреб |
| Catalan | astor cantaire bec-roig |
| Croatian | sinji gabar |
| Czech | jestřáb volavý |
| Danish | Mørk Sanghøg |
| Dutch | Donkere Zanghavik |
| English | Dark Chanting-Goshawk |
| English (Kenya) | Dark Chanting Goshawk |
| English (United States) | Dark Chanting-Goshawk |
| Finnish | lauluhaukka |
| French | Autour sombre |
| French (France) | Autour sombre |
| German | Graubürzel-Singhabicht |
| Greek | Μελωδογέρακο |
| Hebrew | נץ קולני אפור |
| Hungarian | Piroslábú éneklőhéja |
| Icelandic | Sönghaukur |
| Japanese | ウタオオタカ |
| Lithuanian | Raudonkojis giedvanagis |
| Norwegian | mørksanghauk |
| Polish | jastrzębiak ciemny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Açor-cantor-escuro |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Açor-cantador |
| Romanian | Uliu cântător |
| Russian | Тёмный певчий ястреб |
| Serbian | Jastreb pevač |
| Slovak | jastrabec pláštikový |
| Slovenian | Golobičar |
| Spanish | Azor Lagartijero Oscuro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Azor lagartijero oscuro |
| Swedish | mörk sånghök |
| Turkish | Ötücü Çakır |
| Ukrainian | Яструб-крикун темний |
| Zulu | uheshoculayo wasehlanze |
Revision Notes
In this partial revision, the Sounds and Vocal Behavior section was revised by Peter F. D. Boesman.
Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861
PROTONYM:
Melierax metabates
Heuglin, 1861. Ibis, p.72.
TYPE LOCALITY:
White Nile between lat. 6° N. and 7° N.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELIERAX
- metabates
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Dark Chanting-Goshawk
