Cooper's hawk

noun

1. a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-gray back and a rusty breast.

Cooper's hawk

noun

1. a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cooper's hawk¹

1820–30, named after William Cooper (died 1864), American ornithologist

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cooper's hawk¹

C19: named after William Cooper (died 1864), American naturalist

Example Sentences

Parham Pourahmad watched the last rays of sunlight highlight a young Cooper’s hawk eating a squirrel.

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The early seeds of Owens Viani’s work on the issue began around 2011, when a neighbor ran over to tell her that Cooper’s hawk fledglings had drowned in his kiddie pool.

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What about the Cooper’s Hawk—its power?

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In the coming years, birds like Cooper’s Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe, and Lincoln’s Sparrow will be stripped of their eponyms and given new common English names.

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Instead of the sparrows, ravens, common pigeons and a Cooper’s hawk the bird watchers spotted in Boyle Heights, the manicured lawns and mature trees of San Marino bristled with a very different assortment of birds.

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