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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
10/05/2024 07:03:14 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Mississippi Kite*
Id (Atlas):
Ictinia mississippiensis
Description (10 )
Mississippi Kite
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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.
Southern tier of USA, from Arizona to Florida. Winters in South America, south to northern Argentina and Paraguay.
 
Population
Estimated population is 190,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)... )
Listen to XC381258
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis ) [XC381258 ]
by Robin Carter from Skidaway Island, Chatham County, GA USA, United States (call)
Listen to XC317265
Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis ) [XC317265 ]
by Jim Holmes from Lamar Community College Woods, Prowers Co., Colorado, United States (alarm call)
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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