Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Size: | Up to 55 cms long, 110 cms wingspan |
Habitat: | Bush and savannah |
Feeding: | Small mammals, rteptiles and birds |
The Pale Chanting Goshawk is a large hawk. It is mostly grey with stripes on the belly. The cere is yellow and the legs are long and orangey/red.
This bird of prey is usually found on its own perching high on the top of a tree or pole.
This photo was taken in the Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
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