Comparing Northern Goshawk and Cooper’s Hawks

Northern GoshawkCooper’s Hawk
Adult
white supercilium
dark auricular patch
Photo by Becky Brunotte
no auricular patch
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
(photo of top of adult
goshawk tail needed)



Photo by Jean Chamberlain

bluish gray on top with darker remiges

(photo of top of adult
goshawk wing needed)




bluish gray on top with
similar color remiges
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
Juvenile
brown auriculars
Photo by Tasha Leong
no auricular patch
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
white bar on wing coverts

(photo of top of juvenile
wing needed)



brown coverts on wing
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
white lines bordering dark bands on tail

(photo of juvenile
tail needed)




no white lines bordering
dark bands on tail
Photo by Jean Chamberlain

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