The Cooper's hawk is an "Accipiter", hawks that feed primarily on other birds. Long tailed woodland hawks with rounded wings, usually flies with several quick wingbeats followed by a short glide. Cooper's hawk scientific name is "Accipiter Cooperii".
Other accipiters are the sharp shinned hawk, "Accipiter Striatus", and the Goshawk, "Accipiter Gentilis".
The Cooper's hawk is Accipiter Cooperii.
Phylum is chordata
Cooper's Hawk was created in 1828.
Pesticides and illegal shooting, but Cooper's hawks have rebounded in most areas.
Used for any type of hawk by locals, but normally the Cooper's hawk is the species that attacks poultry more than any other species.
The jay hawk is another name for two accipiter hawks (hawks that prey primarily on other birds), the Cooper's hawk, and sharpshinned hawk, which are nearly identical in appearance, with the Cooper's being somewhat larger.
The Cooper's hawk is around the size of a pigeon.
yes
Cooper's hawk, sharp shinned hawk.
Not normally, however the Cooper's hawk may take small herons.
No. The Harris' hawk, the only raptor that actually sometimes hunts in packs, is not endangered, but listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Many hawks are called chicken hawks in the United States. They include, Cooper's hawk, goshawk, redtailed hawk and red shouldered hawk. The name really shouldn't apply, as these hawks rarely molest poultry.