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Coopers hawk (adult)
Accipiter cooperii

Size: 14-20 inches
Overall Color: gray
Occurrence: widespread
Diet: birds
Nest: platform
Field Identification: rounded barred tail, red eye, hooked beak, horizontal bars on breast
Season: year-round


Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: Falconiformes
Family: 23 Accipitridae (hawks,kites,eagles,osprey)
Genus: Accipiter
Species: cooperii

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