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, Americanism; 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.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

What about the Cooper’s Hawk—its power?

From Slate

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.

From Slate

A Cooper’s Hawk flies away from his perch on a telephone pole in a neighborhood in the Boyle Heights.

From Los Angeles Times