ID Tips: Cooper's Hawk vs. Sharp-shinned Hawk

It can be tough to tell if you're looking at a Cooper's Hawk or a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Learn how to differentiate these two species with all the major tips for adult and juvenile birds.

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Credit

Photos at 0:14-0:25 and 0:41-54 by René Duclos

Video from 1:09-1:17 by Robert Nunnally
https://flic.kr/p/FWrvAL

Dennis Murphy
https://flic.kr/p/THz9Lo

Cooper's Hawk in Flight at 2:32 by Fyn Kynd
https://flic.kr/p/GuEUnc

Cooper's Hawk at 3:15 by Alan Schmierer
https://flic.kr/p/5FwHCT

Sharp-shinned Hawk at 3:25 by Matthew Thompson

Sharp-shinned Hawk at 4:10 by Shawn Taylor
https://flic.kr/p/2cvX5KR

Juvenile Cooper's Hawk in graphic by Becky Matsubara (Edited)
https://flic.kr/p/NFahWB

Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk in graphic by Sandra Uecker\USFWS (Public Domain)
https://flic.kr/p/2n1Lfvf

Juvenile Cooper's Hawk at 1:33 by Jim Kennedy
https://flic.kr/p/qv56Ws

Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk at 1:37 by Sjenson
https://flic.kr/p/DAQRE9

Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk at 2:16 by Becky Matsubara
https://flic.kr/p/SbQYyN

Cooper's Hawk Adult used in graphic by PEHart (Edited)
https://flic.kr/p/Dh7Aw4

Adult Cooper's Hawk used in graphic by Alan Schmierer (Edited)
https://flic.kr/p/eiXW1E

Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk at 2:35 in flight by Bettina Arrigoni
https://flic.kr/p/xjC27w

Merlin photo at 5:24 by Steve
https://flic.kr/p/e99FNc

Photo highlighting legs on Cooper's hawk by Mikes’ Birds
https://flic.kr/p/Xpd2JL

Photo highlighting Shap-shinned Hawk legs by Todd Petit
https://flic.kr/p/2mLpCBm

Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
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