Birds of Mexico

    ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks, Eagles)  
Genus: Accipiter (5 species, 50 worldwide)

Genus Accipiter are hawks with short wings and long tails, and are suited best for hunting in the forest. Immatures often have vertically running spots in front.


American Goshawk
American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) Immature
Upper Humboldt Canyon, Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, United States  
   
Photograph by Alan Schmierer   Image has been placed in the Public Domain.

A large northern hawk which migrates south to as far as Mexico. Once called Northern Goshawk, which included the new Eurasian Goshawk. The adult is horizontally barred, which the immature has vertical streaking. Note red eye and white brow.

Bicolored Hawk
Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor)
Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Chris Jimenez Nature Photo   © All Rights Reserved by Chris Jimenez Nature Photo.

Bicolored Hawk
Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor pileatus)
Brasilia, Brazil
  White morph. Note white collar.
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.


White-breasted Hawk
White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter chionogaster)
Honduras  
   
Photograph by John van Dort   © All Rights Reserved.

A non-migratory version of the Sharp-shinned Hawk, and often considered the same species.


Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Immature
San Timoteo Creek, California,  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.

A small to medium-sized hawk often seen inside cities. Adults are horizontally barred rufous in front, while immatures are whiter with brown horizontal marks.
Bathing.

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
 
   
Photograph by Tim Lenz     Copyright and usage info

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus madrensis) Male
Sierra de Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
  A non-migratory Mexican race which seems like it would be better grouped with the White-breasted Hawk.
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

A relatively small and thin North American hawk which migrates south as far as Panama.


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