Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (2)
Alan C. Kemp and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 7, 2013
Text last updated May 7, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Bleeksingvalk |
| Bulgarian | Блед поен ястреб |
| Catalan | astor cantaire pàl·lid |
| Croatian | srebrnasti gabar |
| Czech | jestřáb kukačkovitý |
| Dutch | Kaapse zanghavik |
| English | Pale Chanting-Goshawk |
| English (AVI) | Pale Chanting Goshawk |
| English (Kenya) | Pale Chanting Goshawk |
| English (United States) | Pale Chanting-Goshawk |
| Estonian | suur-laulukull |
| Finnish | kapinlauluhaukka |
| French | Autour chanteur |
| French (Canada) | Autour chanteur |
| German | Silbersinghabicht |
| Hebrew | נץ קולני בהיר |
| Japanese | コシジロウタオオタカ |
| Norwegian | bleksanghauk |
| Polish | jastrzębiak jasny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Açor-cantor-pálido |
| Russian | Светлый певчий ястреб |
| Serbian | Svetli jastreb pevač |
| Slovak | jastrabec sivý |
| Spanish | Azor Lagartijero Claro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Azor lagartijero claro |
| Swedish | blek sånghök |
| Turkish | Soluk Ötücü Çakır |
| Ukrainian | Яструб-крикун світлий |
| Zulu | uheshoculayo wasehlane |
Melierax canorus (Thunberg, 1799)
PROTONYM:
Falco canorus
Thunberg, 1799. Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 15, p.33.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MELIERAX
- canorum / canorus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Melierax canorus argentior Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SW Angola S and E through Namibia, Botswana and SW Zimbabwe to N South Africa (E to C Limpopo and NW Free State).
Melierax canorus argentior Clancey, 1960
PROTONYM:
Melierax musicus argentior
Clancey, 1960. Durban Museum Novitates 6 (2), p. 15.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sukses, Okahandja-Otjiwarongo Road, Damaraland, South West Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MELIERAX
- canorum / canorus
- argentior
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Melierax canorus canorus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S South Africa from Western Cape to SE Free State and C Eastern Cape; formerly also S KwaZulu-Natal.
Melierax canorus canorus (Thunberg, 1799)
PROTONYM:
Falco canorus
Thunberg, 1799. Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 15, p.33.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MELIERAX
- canorum / canorus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Pale Chanting-Goshawk
