Size:
The Length of Coopers Hawk: 37-47 cm. The Wingspan of Coopers Hawk: 70-87 cm.
Physical Features:
Weight: The female average is 528 grams; males usually 341 grams. In most cases,females are bigger, stronger, and usually more aggressive than males.
Habitat:
Hunting habits: The Coopers hawk can catch small to medium sized birds.
Nesting habits:
The Coopers hawk usually
nests in pines or hardwood stands. The Coopers hawk is also very defensive of
their nesting areas.
Diet:
The Coopers hawk mainly eats other smaller birds. But, it also eats small mamals, and reptiles.
Different Names:
The Coopers hawk has a myriad of names. Here are a few of them. Big blue darter, Chicken hawk, Hen hawk, Quail hawk, Striker, Swift hawk. But, Sometimes they are called "coop" which stands of course is short for Coopers in the name Coopers hawk.
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