Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned HawkThe Sharp-shinned Hawk is a small raptor that uses its long tail and short wings to maneuver through forests. Birds breeding in northern North America migrate south in autumn.What does it look like?Northern adults have a small head and long tail, blue-grey upperparts and dark tail bands. Immatures are brown above with heavy streaks below.How does it live?The Sharp-shinned Hawk is a small raptor that uses its long tail and short wings to maneuver through forests. Birds breeding in northern North America migrate south in autumn.It hunts small birds in dense forests. Birds breeding in northern North America move south in autumn; some winter in the United States and others travel as far as southern Central America.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.