Mississippi Kite

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
3	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
6	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
7	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
8	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
9	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
10	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
12	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
15	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
16	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
17	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
18	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
20	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
24	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
30	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
31	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
32	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
33	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
34	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
35	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
36	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
37	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
40	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
42	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
46	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
48	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
51	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mississippi Kite in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Mississippi Kite sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mississippi Kite in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Mississippi Kite in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.