Goshawks: Pale Chanting, Dark Chanting, and Gabar Goshawk
Read More
1st image: Pale Chanting Goshawk resting. A closeup sideview. More numerous in Southern Botswana and Namibia. [Etosha NP, Namibia]
Pale Chanting Goshawk-2nd image
2nd Image: After getting many shots of this Pale Chanting Goshawk resting, I asked the driver to honk the horn when I gave the word. The bird immediately flew, and I got this wonderful, close view of its head and underside in flight. [Etosha NP, Namibia].
Pale Chanting Goshawk-immature
Double image: Two images of a Pale Chanting Goshawk. one resting on top of a bush (L), and then taking flight (R). The brown colorations indicate that this is an immature bird. [Hwanke NP, Zimbabwe].
The Dark Chanting Goshawk is very similar to the pale version except for the darker color of its feathers, especially those around the top of the legs. [Chobe NP, Bots.]
A young adult Dark Chanting Goshawk in the top of a small tree. [Hwanke NP, Zimbabwe].
A Dark Chanting Goshawk found predominantly in the NE of South Africa, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Please see the text for the Light Chanting Goshawks.
The Gabar Goshawk is a small bird, about half the size of the Chanting Goshawks. Its diet is the same as for Greater Kestrels. [Big Tom's, Hwange NP, Zimbabwe]..
