Melierax
Melierax is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Established by George Robert Gray in 1840, it contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| Melierax metabates | Dark chanting goshawk | sub-Saharan Africa, but avoids the rainforest of the Congo basin and the far south, | |
| Melierax canorus | Pale chanting goshawk | South Africa | |
| Melierax poliopterus | Eastern chanting goshawk | East Africa. |
The name Melierax is a combination of the Greek words melos, meaning "song" and hierax, meaning "hawk".