| Melierax | |
|---|---|
 Pale Chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus) | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Genus | Melierax |
Melierax is a genus of birds of prey in the Accipitridae family.
The name Melierax is a combination of the Greek words melos, meaning "song" and hierax, meaning "hawk".
Species[]
Pale Chanting Goshawk (Thunberg, 1799) (Melierax canorus) Dark Chanting Goshawk (Heuglin, 1861) (Melirax metabates) Eastern Chanting Goshawk (Cabanis, 1868) (Melierax poliopterus)