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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Mississippi Kite* |
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Ictinia mississippiensis |
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Description (10)
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Mississippi Kite
© flickr.com
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Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
31 - 37 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Wilson, 1811)
Habitat
Temperate forest and grassland, urban areas, arable land.
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, USA (B).
Vagrant to Bermuda, Canada, Cuba, Ecuador.
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Southern tier of USA, from Arizona to Florida. Winters in South America, south to northern Argentina and Paraguay.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 190,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) [XC191191]
by Terry Davis from Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States (?)
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) [XC469277]
by id from Mayo, Lafayette County, Florida, United States (call, perch call by female)
Subspecies
No clear affinities to other genera. Forms superspecies with Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Mississippi Kite see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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