Cooper`s hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from Southern Canada to Northern Mexico. As in many birds of prey, the male is smaller than the female. The birds found east of the Mississippi River tend to be larger on average than the birds found to the west. ==Taxonomy== Cooper`s hawk ..... Malnourished horse harnessed to a Victoria in Mumbai. Credit: PETA India. ...
(from the article `hawk`) ...exemplified by the sharp-shinned hawk (A. striatus), a bird with a 30-cm (12-inch) body length, gray above with fine rusty barring below, found ...
[n] - bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
blue darter noun bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight
a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-gray back and a rusty breast.