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Illustration of a Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii) egg, 49 × 38.5 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Astur cooperii

  • 49 × 38.5 mm
  • Clutch: 2–6 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States, Mexico

Pale blue to bluish white.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 62 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey, Part 1 (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 167, 1937), p. 115.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Cooper's Hawk, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Cooper's Hawk, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (Royal Alberta Museum).
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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