Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - HBW 2
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
French: Milan du Mississippi
German: Mississippiweih
Spanish: Elanio del Mississipí
Taxonomy: Falco misisippiensis [sic] Wilson, 1811, below Natchez, Mississippi.
No clear affinities to other genera. Forms superspecies with I. plumbea. Monotypic.
Distribution: Southern tier of USA, from Arizona to Florida. Winters in South America, S to N Argentina and Paraguay.
- Least Concern
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A large migrating flock in flight Canopy Tower, Soberanía National Park, Panama (Monotypic species)
Dave Jackson 5 April 2007 2 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A large migrating flock appearing behind a perched Semiplumbeous Hawk Canopy Tower, Soberanía National Park, Panama (Monotypic species)
Dave Jackson 6 April 2007 2 years ago 23 sec 4.2 -
A chick on the nest, looking down and stretching its wings. Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2008 1 year ago 41 sec 4 -
An adult sunning on a pine branch. Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2008 1 year ago 49 sec 3.7 -
An adult standing close to the nest. Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2008 1 year ago 31 sec 3.5 -
An adult seen from below spreading its wings. Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2008 1 year ago 28 sec 3.3
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Immature Kite Blanchard Oklahoma Oklahoma, USA
Janice Houser 27 weeks ago 4 -
Immature Kite calling Oklahoma, USA
Janice Houser 29 August 2009 27 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird in flight Florida, USA
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 15 May 2008 46 weeks ago 3
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