




Astur cooperii
Cooper's Hawks are clever birds of prey that love to hunt for small animals. They have beautiful feathers and can fly really fast through trees to catch their dinner.
Habitat: Forests
The Cooper's Hawk has short, rounded wings and a long tail, giving it an agile shape. Adults display a blue-gray back, dark cap, and rusty barred underparts, while juveniles are brown-backed with streaky breasts. Its relatively large head helps distinguish it from similar accipiters.





Category
BirdsRarity
Common
Danger
2/5 · Low
Snaps
114
Cooper's Hawks are super agile and can even catch birds mid-flight in dense woods!
Female Cooper's Hawks are much bigger than the males, sometimes by half their weight!
Their eyes change from bright yellow in youth to fiery red as they get older!
They build their nests in the crotch of a tree, often reusing nests from previous years.
Cooper's Hawk can weave through dense forests because its short, rounded wings and long tail help it maneuver swiftly.
Cooper's Hawk has excellent vision and explosive speed that help it ambush unsuspecting birds from hidden perches.
Cooper's Hawk can quickly flip upside down in flight to grab prey that attempts to escape upwards.
These fierce hunters mostly eat small to medium-sized birds, with some small mammals too.
Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers.
Aerial creatures spend a significant portion of their lives airborne, utilizing flight for various activities such as hunting, migration, or nesting.
An ambush predator hunts by patiently waiting and concealing itself, then launching a sudden attack when unsuspecting prey comes within range.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
This trait identifies organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of animal tissue.
Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night.
This trait identifies organisms that exhibit exceptional swiftness in movement for hunting, escape, or travel.
Danger
2/5 · Low
Watch birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.
35-50 cm
60-90 cm
0.2-0.7 kg
8-12 years
65 km/h
These fierce hunters mostly eat small to medium-sized birds, with some small mammals too.
Forests
Ambush
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