The Pale Chanting Goshawk is a raptor of open, dry country in southern Africa. It watches for prey from an exposed perch.
Adults have a grey head and back, a white rump, and dark flight feathers. Juveniles are browner and more patterned.
Active by day, it scans the ground from a conspicuous perch and catches small mammals, reptiles, and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.