Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii

Described by: Bonaparte (1828)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Aug 4, 2005 © William Hull  Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Aug 9, 2005 © William Hull  Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Aug 9, 2005 © William Hull  Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Aug 9, 2005 © William Hull  Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Sep 20, 2005 © William Hull 
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Range

C. and s. North America;
S. Canada from s. British Columbia and c. Alberta to New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia s. in the United States to s. Texas, Louisiana, c. Mississippi, c. Alabama and c. Florida to Mexico (Baja, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon).
Winters s. to Mexico and as far as Costa Rica and rarely Colombia.
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer: s. BCO (s. Vancouver Is.), s. ALB, s. SAS, c. MAN, c. ONT, c. QUE, sc. LAB, n. NFD, NBR, PEI, NSC, s. to WAS, ORG, sw. and sc. CAL, IDH, NEV, UTH, ARZ to c. MON and e. WYO, e. COL, e. NMX, s. and w. TEX, locally in w. SDK (Black Hills), sc. NEB, nc. KAN, NDK, MIN, OKA, IWA, MOU, ARK, LOU, WIS, MIC, ILL, IND, OHO, KTY, TEN, MIS, ALA, PEN, NYK, VMT, NHP, c. MAE, MAS, RID, CNT, NJY, DEL, MYD, WVA, VIR, NCA, SCA, GEO to c. FLA;
Winter: ex. s. BCO, WAS, ORG, CAL, IDH, sw. MON, WYO, NEV, UTH, COL, ARZ, NMX, s. SDK, NEB, KAN, OKA, TEX, s. MIN, c. WIS, s. MIC, IWA, ILL, IND, OHO, MOU, ARK, LOU, KTY, TEN, MIS, ALA, c. NYK, s. VMT, s. NHP, ex. s. MAE, MAS, RID, CNT, PEN, NJY, DEL, MYD, WVA, VIR, NCA, SCA, GEO, FLA.

Videos

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Feb 2, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: This hawk is plucking a bird it had just killed.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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