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Sharp-shinned Hawk

Accipiter striatus ORDER: FALCONIFORMES FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Sharp-shinned Hawk Photo

A small hawk, the Sharp-shinned Hawk is a regular visitor to bird feeders, where it eats birds, not seed. The male and female show a greater disparity in size than any other American hawk; the female is nearly twice the weight of the male.

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Calls

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    © Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Call a series of sharp "kik" notes.

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