Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Order

FALCONIFORMES

Family

Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)

Code 4

COHA

Code 6

ACCCOO

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Hooked
Eye Color: Yellow or light orange in yearlings, shifting progressively to darker shades of orange and red with age.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Capped, Plain
Crown Color: Dark Gray
Forehead Color: Dark Gray
Nape Color: Blue-gray
Throat Color: White
Cere color: Yellow

BODY

Length Range: 36-53 cm (14-21 in)
Weight: 349 g (12.3 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Gray, Rufous or Rust
Underparts: White with orange barring.
Upperparts: Blue-gray
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Barred or banded
Breast Pattern: Barred or banded

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Soars on thermals., Rapid wing beats followed by short glide.
Wingspan Range: 69-91 cm (27-36 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Rounded Tail
Tail Pattern: Dark bars and white band.
Upper Tail: Black and white.
Under Tail: Black and white.
Leg Color: Yellow

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