Accipiter cooperii
kingdom | Animalia (animals) phylum | Chordata (chordates) class | Aves (birds) order | Ciconiiformes (herons and storks) family | Accipitridae genus | Accipiter species | Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's hawk)
lifespan | 96 months maximum recorded lifespan | 12 years (in the wild) length | (14 to 20) inches weight | (9.9 to 20) oz (ounces)
head and body length | 17 inches weight (male) | 12 oz (ounces) weight (female) | 19 oz (ounces)
age of sexual maturity | 24 months (human: 13 to 14 yr) age of sexual maturity (female) | 24 months (human: 13 yr) age of sexual maturity (male) | 24 months (human: 14 yr) egg weight | 1.4 oz (ounces) eggs per clutch | 4 eggs number of offspring per year | 1 (human: 0.49) offspring per birth | 4.4 (human: 1) hatching time | (32 to 36) days
(typical values, except where otherwise noted)
Bonaparte, 1828
Accipiter albogularis | Accipiter badius | Accipiter bicolor | ... | (total: 50)
Cooper's hawk (Astur cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico. This species was formerly placed in the genus Accipiter. As in many birds of prey, the male is smaller than the female. The birds found east of the Mississippi River tend to be larger on average than the birds found to the west. It is easily confused with the smaller but similar sharp-shinned hawk. (Accipiter striatus)
