Editing Cooper's hawk (section)

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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref =<ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Accipiter cooperii'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22695656A93521264 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695656A93521264.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>
| image = Accipiter cooperii m Sam Smith Toronto3.jpg
| genus = Astur
| species = cooperii
| authority = ([[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1828)
| range_map = Accipiter cooperii map.svg
| range_map_caption = {{leftlegend|#FF7F2A|Breeding}}{{leftlegend|#7137C8|Year-round}}{{leftlegend|#5F8DD3|Non-breeding}}
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'''Cooper's hawk''' ('''''Astur cooperii''''') is a medium-sized [[hawk]] native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico.<ref name= Ferguson-Lees>{{cite book|year=2001|title=''Raptors of the World''| publisher=[[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]]|location=London|isbn=978-0-7136-8026-3|author1=Ferguson-Lees, J. |author2=Christie, D. }}</ref> This species was formerly placed in the genus ''[[Accipiter]]''. As in many [[birds of prey]], the male is smaller than the female.<ref name= Snyder>Snyder, N. F., & Wiley, J. W. (1976). ''Sexual size dimorphism in hawks and owls of North America (No. 20)''. American Ornithologists' Union.</ref> The birds found east of the [[Mississippi River]] tend to be larger on average than the birds found to the west.<ref name= Pearlstine>Pearlstine, E. V., & Thompson, D. B. (2004). ''Geographic variation in morphology of four species of migratory raptors''. Journal of Raptor Research, 38(4), 334–342.</ref> It is easily confused with the smaller but similar [[sharp-shinned hawk]]. (''Accipiter striatus'')

The species was named in 1828 by [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte]] in honor of his friend and fellow ornithologist, [[William Cooper (conchologist)|William Cooper]].<ref name= Palmer>Palmer, R. S., ed. (1988). ''Handbook of North American birds. Volume 5 Diurnal Raptors (part 2)''.</ref> Other common names for Cooper's hawk include: '''big blue darter''', '''chicken hawk''', '''flying cross''', '''hen hawk''', '''quail hawk''', '''striker''', and '''swift hawk'''.<ref name=Bent>{{ cite book | last=Bent | first=Arthur Cleveland | author-link=Arthur Cleveland Bent | date=1937 | title=Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey. Part 1: Order Falconiformes | series=Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 167 | pages=112-125 | doi=10.5479/si.03629236.167.i | url=https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/10017 }}</ref> Many of the names applied to Cooper's hawks refer to their ability to hunt large and evasive prey using extremely well-developed agility. This species primarily hunts small-to-medium-sized birds, but will also commonly take small [[mammal]]s and sometimes reptiles.<ref name=BOW>{{cite web | last1=Rosenfield | first1=R.N. | last2=Madden | first2=K.K | last3=Bielefeldt | first3=J. | last4=Curtis | first4=O.E. | date=2024 | title=Cooper's Hawk (''Astur cooperii''), version 1.1 | editor-last=Rodewald | editor-first=P.G. | work=Birds of the World | location=Ithaca, NY, USA | publisher=Cornell Lab of Ornithology | url=https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.coohaw.01.1  | access-date=24 May 2025 | url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name= Toland>{{cite journal |last1=Toland |first1=Brian |date=1985 |title=Food Habits and Hunting Success of Cooper's Hawks in Missouri |journal=Journal of Field Ornithology |volume=56 |issue=4 |pages=419–422 |url=https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/jfo/v056n04/p0419-p0422.pdf |access-date=June 13, 2020}}</ref>

Like most related hawks, Cooper's hawks prefer to nest in tall trees with extensive [[canopy (biology)|canopy]] cover and can commonly produce up to two to four [[Fledge|fledglings]] depending on conditions.<ref name= Ferguson-Lees/><ref name= Palmer/> Breeding attempts may be compromised by poor weather, predators and [[Human impact on the environment|anthropogenic causes]], in particular the use of industrial [[pesticide]]s and other [[Organochloride|chemical pollution]] in the 20th century.<ref name= BOW/><ref name= Snyder2>Snyder, N. F. R. (1974). ''Can the Cooper's Hawk survive?'' National Geographic Magazine, 145:432–442.</ref> Despite declines due to manmade causes, the bird remains a stable species.<ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021" />