Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) - HBW 2, p. 161
French: Épervier de Cooper
German: Rundschwanzsperber
Spanish: Gavilán de Cooper
Other common names: Big Blue Darter, Chicken Hawk
Taxonomy: Falco cooperii Bonaparte, 1828, Bordentown, New Jersey.
Forms superspecies with A. gundlachi, A. bicolor and A. chilensis. Monotypic.
Distribution: USA and S Canada. Winters from N USA to C America, regularly as far S as Honduras, occasionally to Colombia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two views of an adult male perched and calling. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 3 March 2009 2 years ago 44 sec 4.8 -
A young bird sitting in a tree and looking around Locality Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 4 August 2007 3 years ago 27 sec 4.7 -
Two frontal views of an adult perched looking around and calling softly several times. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 5 March 2009 2 years ago 1 min 15 sec 4.5 -
A juvenile calls out from the top of a tree Locality Arcata, Humboldt County, California, USA (United States)
AndrewSmith 18 August 2011 25 weeks ago 17 sec 4.3 -
A young bird in a tree, looking around and screaming Locality Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 4 August 2007 3 years ago 24 sec 4.3 -
An adult on a telephone wire in confrontation with a gray squirrel Locality Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Alexander Grimwade 20 February 2007 4 years ago 19 sec 4.1
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Capturing a prey
Locality Laval, Quebec, Canada
dandec99 1 July 2010 11 weeks ago 4.6 -
Bird perched in tree (probably a female judging from the size).
Locality Lakeshore Village, Waterloo, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 9 January 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Bird perched near bird feeders and photographed through wildlife window
Locality Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 27 November 2010 1 year ago 4.4 -
A juvenile waiting for a lunch.
Locality Longueuil Regional Park, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Bruantchanteur 14 July 2007 2 years ago 4.4 -
Turning around to take off with the pigeon
Locality Laval, Quebec, Canada
dandec99 1 July 2010 11 weeks ago 4.3 -
Juvenile bathing in open stream, Burlington
Locality Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 2 February 2009 1 year ago 4.2
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