Cooper's Hawk

36-51 cm (14-20") Uncommon and widespread. Woodlands and river groves.

Crow-sized accipiter. Slaty gray above with a darker cap; barred rusty and white below; undertail coverts white; rounded tail with straight bands and broad white tip.

Flies with flaps mixed with glides on short rounded wings. Told from smaller Sharp-shinned Hawk by longer rounded tail.

Immature: brown above; finely streaked below; yellow eyes.

Song: loud "kek-kek-kek-kek".

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Distribution Maps

Cooper's Hawk distribution map

Cooper's Hawk winter distribution map