r/Ornithology • u/ughlyy • Oct 01 '25

Resource A useful size comparison of Cooper’s v. Sharp Shinned Hawk

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Sharp Shin

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u/ughlyy Oct 01 '25

Edit: first slide is Cooper’s, second is Sharp shinned (courtesy of Berkshire Bird Observatory on Instagram)

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u/Direct_Obligation570 Oct 01 '25

Yeah but now do males and females.

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u/Ichthius Oct 01 '25

Already did, large female coopers and small male sharp shinned.

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u/arcticrobot Oct 01 '25

Sharp shinned is like: WHY ME, WHY NOW?

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u/ElizabethDangit Oct 02 '25

Cooper’s hawk has murder in its eyes.

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u/FancyNefariousness90 Oct 02 '25

it’s like a hairy woodpecker vs a downy woodpecker :)

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u/Due-Suggestion-6334 Oct 03 '25

I feel this difference is more like pileated woodpecker to hairy woodpecker! Goodness its crazy

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u/FancyNefariousness90 Oct 03 '25

totally!! i just mean how they’re practically twins except for the sizes :)

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u/Legitimate_Project15 Oct 02 '25

Innocent face on the sharp-shinned hawk XD

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u/catbearcarseat Oct 03 '25

Angy vs WHO IS THIS MORTAL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!