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Melierax poliopterus (Eastern Chanting Goshawk)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Eastern (Pale) Chanting Goshawk or Somali Chanting Goshawk (Melierax poliopterus) is a bird of prey of East Africa.
View Wikipedia Record: Melierax poliopterus

Attributes

Male Weight [2]  1.21 lbs (548 g)
Clutch Size [1]  1

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Kiunga Marine National Reserve VI 60208 Kenya  
Lake Nakuru National Park II 46472 Kenya  
Mount Kulal Biosphere Reserve 1729738 Kenya  
Serengeti-Ngorongoro Biosphere Reserve 5696026 Tanzania  
Tsavo National Park II 3232255 Kenya

Important Bird Areas

BirdLife Species Factsheet: View Factsheet
Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Aangole: Farbiito Somalia A1, A2, A3
Abijatta: Shalla Lakes National Park Ethiopia A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Ali Sabieh: Assâmo Djibouti A3
Amboseli National Park Kenya A3
Arbowerow Somalia A3, A4iii
Arero forest Ethiopia A1, A2, A3
Awash National Park Ethiopia A1, A2, A3
Babille Elephant Sanctuary Ethiopia A3
Balcad Nature Reserve Somalia A2, A3
Boja swamps Somalia A3
Boorama plains Somalia A1, A2, A3
Buulobarde Somalia A1, A2, A3
Ceel Hammure Somalia A1, A3
Chyulu Hills forests Kenya A1, A2
Dawa: Wachile Ethiopia A1, A2, A3
Dida Galgalu desert Kenya A1, A2, A3
Far Waamo Somalia A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Gacan Libaax Somalia A1, A2, A3
Jasiira lagoon and Muqdisho islets Somalia A1, A2, A3, A4i
Jowhar: Warshiikh Somalia A1, A2, A3
Kidepo Valley National Park Uganda A1, A2, A3
Konso: Segen Ethiopia A1, A3
Laag Badaana Somalia A1, A3
Lake Chew Bahir Ethiopia A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lake Eyasi Tanzania A1, A4i, A4iii
Lake Magadi Kenya A1, A4i, A4iii
Lake Manyara National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lake Natron and Engaruka basin Tanzania A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Lake Turkana Kenya A4i, A4iii
Lascaanod: Taleex: Ceel Chebet Somalia A1, A3
Longido Game Controlled Area Tanzania A1, A3, A4i
Lower Wabi Shebelle river and Warder Ethiopia A1, A2, A3
Machakos valleys Kenya A1, A2
Mago National Park Ethiopia A3
Mankubsa: Welenso forest Ethiopia A1, A2, A3
Maswa Game Reserve Tanzania A1, A2
Meru National Park Kenya A1, A2, A3
Mkomazi Game Reserve Tanzania A1, A3
Mount Moroto Forest Reserve Uganda A1, A2, A3
Murchison Falls National Park Uganda A1, A3, A4i
Mwea National Reserve Kenya A1, A2
Nairobi National Park Kenya A1, A2, A4ii
Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii, A4iii
Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir Tanzania A1, A3, A4i
Ol Donyo Sabache Kenya A1
Omo National Park Ethiopia A3
Raas Xaafuun: Raas Gumbax Somalia A1, A2, A3
Ruaha National Park Tanzania A3, A4i
Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves Kenya A3
Saylac Somalia A3
Serengeti National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Shaba National Reserve Kenya A1, A2, A3
Sof Omar Ethiopia A1, A3
South Nguruman Kenya A1, A2
Tana River Delta Kenya A1, A3, A4i, A4iii
Tarangire National Park Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i
Tsavo East National Park Kenya A1, A3
Tsavo West National Park Kenya A1, A3
Usangu flats Tanzania A1, A3, A4i
Wembere steppe Tanzania A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4iii
Xarardheere: Awale Rugno Somalia A1, A2, A3
Xawaadley reservoir Somalia A3, A4i, A4iii
Yabello Sanctuary Ethiopia A1, A2, A3
Yangudi-Rassa National Park Ethiopia A1, A3

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Citations

Species recognized by Peterson A.P., 22-Sep-2011, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 ♦ 2Ferguson-Lees, J. and DA Christie. 2001. Raptors of the world Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Important Bird Areas provided by BirdLife International (2010) Important Bird Areas. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 29/12/2010
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by BirdLife International (2011) Bird species distribution maps of the world.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access