The Dark chanting goshawk (Melierax metabates), is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It breeds in Sub-Saharan Africa, but avoids the rainforests of the Congo basin. There is a small and declining isolated population in Morocco, and it also occurs in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It is a resident species of tropical and subtropical savannah. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays one or two eggs. It eats a variety of vertebrate prey and large insects. This species derives its name from the breeding season song, which consists of chanted flutes and whistles.