Young Cooper's Hawk Looking Upwards Perched On Tree Branch Stock Image

Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. Juveniles of the species are generally dark brown above though the feathers are not infrequently edged with rufous to cinnamon and have a variable whitish mottling about the back wing coverts and mainly the scapulars. Juvenile Cooper's tend to have streaking or washing of tawny on the cheeks ending in a light nuchal strip giving them a hooded appearance unlike the capped appearance of adults. The crown is brown on juveniles rather than blackish as in adults.