Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Summary 2

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized Hawk native to the North American continent and found from Southern Canada to Northern Mexico. 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. Other common names for the Cooper's Hawk include: Big Blue Darter, Chicken Hawk (a name it shares with the Red-tailed Hawk), Flying Cross, Hen Hawk, Quail Hawk, and Striker.

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  1. (c) Jim Johnson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), enviado por Jim Johnson
  2. Adaptado por Madison Grambau de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accipiter_cooperii

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