Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) - HBW 2, p. 117
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 Enlarge map
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A large migrating flock in flight Locality Canopy Tower, Soberanía National Park, Panama (Monotypic species)
Dave Jackson 5 April 2007 4 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A chick on the nest, looking down and stretching its wings. Locality Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2008 3 years ago 41 sec 4.3 -
A large migrating flock appearing behind a perched Semiplumbeous Hawk Locality Canopy Tower, Soberanía National Park, Panama (Monotypic species)
Dave Jackson 6 April 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 4.2 -
A juvenile. Diagnostic of this species the wings protruding over the tail Locality Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA (United States)
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2011 9 weeks ago 34 sec 4 -
An adult sunning on a pine branch. Locality Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2008 3 years ago 49 sec 3.8 -
An adult standing close to the nest. Locality Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Bill Wayman 1 June 2008 3 years ago 31 sec 3.7
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Immature Kite calling
Locality Oklahoma, USA (United States)
Janice Houser 29 August 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Immature Kite Blanchard Oklahoma
Locality Oklahoma, USA (United States)
Janice Houser 2 years ago 3.4 -
Fledge
Locality Texas, USA (United States)
Linda Hufford 17 August 2010 47 weeks ago 3 -
In flight at a relatively low angle
Locality Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 31 July 2009 1 year ago 3 -
On a wire looking back over its shoulder
Locality Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 30 July 2009 1 year ago 3 -
A bird in flight
Locality Florida, USA (United States)
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 15 May 2008 2 years ago 3
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