Chickenhawk (bird)
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In the United States, chickenhawk or chicken hawk is an unofficial designation for three species of North American hawks in the family Accipitridae: Cooper's hawk, the sharp-shinned hawk, and the Bute
Left to right: Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, and the red-tailed hawk (not to scale).
Sharp-shinned hawk
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The sharp-shinned hawk or northern sharp-shinned hawk, colloquially often nicknamed sharpie, is a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in the United States and Canada, but with the species
Chickenhawk (bird)
…hawk is an unofficial designation for three species of North American hawks in the family Accipitridae: Cooper's hawk (also called a quail hawk), the sharp-shinned hawk, and the Buteo species red-tailed hawk. The term "chicken hawk", however, is inaccurate. Although Cooper's and sharp-shinned hawks do primarily hunt…
Accipiter striatus, Canet Road, San Luis Obispo 1
Typical rusty underside streaking of an immature individual.
Adult in flight, Goleta, California
With a chick (nominate group)