Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Immature
- Thin streaks on breast
- Rounded tail
- Banded tail, with broad white terminal tail band
- Yellow Eye
- © William Jobes , PA, January 2009
Cooper's Hawk
Immature
- Pale nape with thin streaking
- Brown back with white spots
- © claire06010 , CT, Bristol, January 2008
Cooper's Hawk
Adult
- Red eye
- Slate gray back
- dark gray "cap"
- Long, thin, rounded, banded tail
- © kjm, October 2008
Cooper's Hawk
Adult
- Long, thin, rounded, banded tail
- White undertail coverts
- Fine, reddish barring
- Red eye
- © ashockenberry , Ontario, Canada, September 2008
Cooper's Hawk
Immature
- Long, narrow, rounded tail
- Large head extends well beyond bend in wing
- Relatively broad, rounded wings
- © Gerry Dewaghe, October 2008
Cooper's Hawk
Immature
- Relatively broad, rounded wings
- Thin streaks on breast
- Large head extends well beyond bend in wing
- Long, thin, rounded, banded tail
- © Gerry Dewaghe , October 2008
Cooper's Hawk
Immature
- Rusty color on face and nape
- Dark brown back
- © maia bird , MA, Rehoboth, December 2008
Cooper's Hawk
Immature
- Dark brown back
- Large white spots on back
- Long, thin tail, banded
- White Supercilium
- © kjm, January 2009
Cooper's Hawk
Adult
- Red eye
- Slate gray back
- dark gray "cap"
- Long, thin, rounded, banded tail
- © Virginia Kadow, September 2008
Similar Species
Immature
- Smaller overall, thinner legs
- Tail more square, all tail feathers tend to be same length
- Small head
- © Jeff Loomis, PA, November 2008
Adult
- Similar to adult Cooper's Hawk
- Small head and bill, thin legs
- Orange and white barred breast, slate gray back, nape, and cap
- Smaller size (but much overlap)
- © Larry Sarris, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, December 2008
Adult
- Similar to adult Cooper's Hawk
- Small head and bill, dark nape
- Tail more square, all tail feathers tend to be same length
- Thin legs
- © Gerry Dewaghe, February 2009
Adult
- Similar to adult Cooper's Hawk
- Small head and bill, dark nape
- Tail more square, all tail feathers tend to be same length
- Smaller size (but much overlap)
- © Seth Reams, Portland, OR, December 2008
Immature
- Similar to immature Cooper's Hawk
- Small head and bill, thin legs
- Tail more square, all tail feathers tend to be same length
- Coarser dark streaking on breast
- © Jana Thompson, Spearfish, SD, January 2009
Immature
- Fairly short, brownish tail
- Dark head, pale chest, variably dark streaked belly band
- © Gerry Dewaghe, December 2005
Adult
- Fairly short, rufous tail
- Dark head, pale chest, variably dark streaked belly band
- © Steve Neitzel, Gulf Shores, AL, December 2007
Immature
- Similar to immature Cooper's Hawk
- Brown back with white mottling
- Long, black and brown banded tail with uneven bands
- White eyebrow
- Bulkier, shaped more like Buteo hawks
- © Matt MacGillivray, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 2009
Immature
- Similar to immature Cooper's Hawk
- Brown back with white mottling
- Long, black and brown banded tail with uneven bands
- White eyebrow
- Buffy breast with coarse brown streaking
- Bulkier, shaped more like Buteo hawks
- © Matt MacGillivray, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January 2009
Adult female
- Similar to immature Cooper's Hawk
- Flat face with pale collar
- Streaked nape and breast
- Very long wings and tail
- © Kevin Bolton, NJ, February 2009
Adult female
- Dark head, streaked or orangish underparts
- Flat face with pale collar
- Long wings, very long tail
- Bold white rump
- © William Jobes, PA, January 2009
Adult female
- Bold white rump
- Long wings, long dark tail with buff bands
- Dark head, streaked or orangish underparts
- © David McNicholas, NJ, September 2007
Adult female
- Small and petite
- Pale eyebrow and indistinct dark mustache
- Pale breast with dark streaking
- Long wings, black and gray barred tail
- © Bob Devlin , NJ, November 2008
Immature
- Dark face pattern and moustache, light forms with pale forehead
- Streaked breast
- Dark brown back
- Very long wings
- © Gerry Dewaghe, October 2008
Adult
- Similar to adult Cooper's Hawk
- Fairly short, black tail with white bars
- Orange and white barred breast and belly
- Brown back with white mottling
- White barred wings
- © Lew Scharpf, Auburn, AL, January 2009
Adult
- Similar to adult Cooper's Hawk
- Fairly short, black tail with white bars
- Orange and white barred breast and belly
- White barred wings
- Often shows rufous shoulder mark
- Paler face with darker nape
- © tsiya, FL, November 2007
Immature
- Similar to immature Cooper's Hawk
- Brown back with white mottling
- Fairly short, dark tail with narrow brown bands
- © monteverde2000, RI, February 2008
Adult
- Fairly short, black tail with thin white bars
- Long, black and white barred wings
- © Ken Schneider, FL, February 2009
Adult
- Pale underwings with black border
- Dark brown head and chest, pale belly
- Fairly short, dark tail with one thick white band
- © Byard Miller, Newmarket, NH, June 2008
Adult
- Fairly short black tail with white bands
- Orangish shoulders (may not be obvious)
- Boldy barred undersides to primaries
- © Lorcan Keating, San Francisco, CA, October 2008