Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Call and song
Recording 1 · call, flight call, song, scream series, keek
Recording 2
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About the Sharp-shinned Hawk
Small hawk with relatively short rounded wings. Adults are gray above with pale orange barring below; immatures are browner and streaky. Very similar to Cooper's Hawk, especially in plumage, but smaller overall with smaller head, more squared-off tail, and more petite feet. Also note quicker, snappier wingbeats. Breeds in extensive forests. 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 29 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
