Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

WoodlandPlatform nestMedium · 276 g

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), photo 8 — Photo: Pablo H Capovilla · CC BY 4.0

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), photo 9 — Photo: Pablo H Capovilla · CC BY 4.0

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), photo 10 — Photo: Pablo H Capovilla · CC BY 4.0

When to see the Mississippi Kite

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mississippi Kite

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 19 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Mexico Panama Costa Rica Colombia Belize Honduras Canada Argentina Nicaragua Brazil Guatemala Paraguay El Salvador Cuba Bolivia Venezuela Uruguay Cayman Islands

Recorded as a rare visitor in Peru.

About the Mississippi Kite

The Mississippi kite is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Mississippi kites have narrow, pointed wings and are graceful in flight, often appearing to float in the air. It is common to see several circling in the same area.

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Easily confused with

Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbeaThe plumbeous kite is 34–37.5 cm (13.4–14.8 in) in overall length.

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