What bird is this?

[mybirdcards@mastodon.world]

@Lorraine Wrong side of the pond, but ours is indeed a hawk. Here's the Wiki-page of the Little Sparrowhawk for comparison:

Little sparrowhawk - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

[pokypinkdog@syringa.social]

@mybirdcards yes that looks more like it 🤎

[mybirdcards@mastodon.world]

@pokypinkdog Yes, that's probably more likely as these are both considered common birds of prey throughout the US

[pokypinkdog@syringa.social]

@mybirdcards actually I think they are probably Red Tailed or Coopers Hawks after reading the description

[lorraine@kind.social]

@mybirdcards

Last guess ... Roadside hawk? Only I thought they were considered smallish birds of prey.

I give up after that

[mybirdcards@mastodon.world]

@Lorraine Thanks, Lorraine. Spot on! We've updated the file to read "A relatively small bird of prey.." This brings it in agreement with its Wiki description. Something we usually check before posting ️🦜

[lorraine@kind.social]

@mybirdcards

*faints dead away at getting something right*

[mybirdcards@mastodon.world]

@Lorraine ️🦜

[mybirdcards@mastodon.world]

@flipper It's not in genus Accipiter, but does belong to the family Accipitridae. More precisely, it belongs to the subfamily Buteoninae

Buteoninae - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

[mybirdcards@mastodon.world]

@flipper It is! ️🦜

[mybirdcards@mastodon.world]

Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) #mybirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ️🦜

Roadside hawk - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)