Adult (Northern) © David McQuade eBird S52906576 Macaulay Library ML 141517111
Adult (Northern) © Vickie Anderson
Immature (Northern) © Annie Lavoie
Adult (Northern) © Alex Lamoreaux
Immature (Northern) © Charmaine Anderson
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Adult (Madrean) © Nigel Voaden
Adult (White-breasted) © John van Dort
Immature (White-breasted) © Carlos Quezada
Adult (Plain-breasted) © Jhon James Merchan Angel
Adult (Plain-breasted) © Luis Rodriguez
Dark morph (Plain-breasted) © Joachim Bertrands | Ornis Birding Expeditions
Adult (Rufous-thighed) © Fernando Farias
Immature (Rufous-thighed) © Jayrson Oliveira
Adult (Caribbean) © Michel Asselin
Adult (Northern) © S. Andujar
Habitat © Matthew Scharkopf

Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus

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Identification

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Small hawk with relatively short rounded wings. Adults are gray above with pale orange barring below; immatures are browner and streaky. Very similar to Cooper's Hawk, especially in plumage, but smaller overall with smaller head, more squared-off tail, and more petite feet. Also note quicker, snappier wingbeats. Breeds in extensive forests. Feeds mainly on birds captured in flight. Often stalks feeders in search of prey.

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