Birds of Mexico

    ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks, Eagles)  
Genus: Astur (3 species, 9 worldwide)


American Goshawk
American Goshawk (Astur 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 (Astur bicolor)
Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Chris Jimenez Nature Photo   © All Rights Reserved by Chris Jimenez Nature Photo.

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



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

Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk (Astur 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.


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