Cooper's hawk


noun

a North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-gray back and a rusty breast.

Origin of Cooper's hawk

1820–30, Americanism; named after William Cooper (died 1864), American ornithologist

British Dictionary definitions for cooper's hawk

Cooper's hawk

noun

a small North American hawk, Accipiter cooperii, having a bluish-grey back and wings and a reddish-brown breast

Word Origin for Cooper's hawk

C19: named after William Cooper (died 1864), American naturalist