Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
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.
- Family
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Weight
- 430 g
- Habitat
- Woodland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 3
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons