Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
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Call and song
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About the Cooper's Hawk
Small to medium-sized hawk with relatively short rounded wings and rounded tail. Adults are gray above with pale orange barring below; immatures are browner and streaky. Very similar to Sharp-shinned Hawk, but larger with bigger head. Also note deeper, slower wingbeats. Breeds in forested areas; more common in suburban areas than Sharp-shinned Hawk. Feeds mainly on birds captured in flight. Often stalks feeders in search of prey.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 11 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
