Melierax metabates (Dark Chanting-Goshawk)

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Donkersingvalk

Common Names in Dutch:

Donkere Zanghavik

Common Names in English:

Chanting Goshawk, Dark Chanting Goshawk, Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Common Names in Finnish:

Afrikanlauluhaukka

Common Names in French:

Autour Sombre

Common Names in German:

Graubürzel-Singhabicht

Common Names in Hebrew:

נץ אפור

Common Names in Japanese:

ウタオオタカ

Common Names in Russian:

Ястреб певчий

Common Names in Spanish:

Azor-Lagartijero Oscuro

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Aves () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Birds
        Subclass: Neornithes () - Gadow, 1893
        Infraclass: Neoaves ()
        Superorder: Passerimorphae ()
        Order: Ciconiiformes () - Bonaparte, 1854 - Albatrosses, Alcids
        Suborder: Ciconii () - �
        Infraorder: Falconides ()
        Parvorder: Accipitrida ()
        Family: Accipitridae () - Vieillot, 1816
        Subfamily: Accipitrinae ()
        Genus: Melierax () - G.R. Gray, 1840
        Specific name: metabates - Heuglin, 1861
        Scientific name: - Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

There are approximately 13 species in this genus:

Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Heuglin, M. Theodor von (1861): pp. 69-76 On new or little-known birds of North-Eastern Africa (Part II) - The Ibis 3, pp. 69-76

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BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 05, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 9 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

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