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  • Cooper's Hawk, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Abby Sesselberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Cooper's Hawk, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Andrea Carpio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Cooper's Hawk, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Brian Starzomski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Cooper's Hawk, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Paul Donahue, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Cooper's Hawk, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Dona Hilkey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Cooper's Hawk, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Tom Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cooper's Hawk

Astur cooperii

Worldwide
163,147 observations
Group
Birds
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Cooper's hawk (Astur cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. As in many birds of prey, the male is smaller than the female. The birds found east of the Mississippi River tend to be larger on average than the birds found to the west. It is easily confused with the smaller but similar sharp-shinned hawk. (Accipiter...

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