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Melierax
Melierax is a genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. Established by George Robert Gray in 1840, it contains the following species:
- Dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates)
- Pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus)
- Eastern chanting goshawk (Melierax poliopterus)
The name Melierax is a combination of the Greek words melos, meaning "song" and hierax, meaning "hawk".