Comparing Northern Goshawk and Cooper’s Hawks

Northern GoshawkCooper’s Hawk
Adult
white supercilium
dark auricular patch
Photo by Becky Brunotte
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
no auricular patch
(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)
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
bluish gray on top with
similar color remiges
Juvenile
brown auriculars
Photo by Tasha Leong
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
no auricular patch
white bar on wing coverts (photo of top of juvenile
wing needed)
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
brown coverts
on wing
white lines bordering
dark bands on tail
(photo of juvenile
tail needed)
Photo by Jean Chamberlain

no white lines bordering
dark bands on tail
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