Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusIctinia (Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites)
- SpeciesIctinia mississippiensis (Mississippi Kite)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Solitary Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mississippi Kite in Chagres National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Mississippi Kite sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mississippi Kite in Chagres National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Mississippi Kite in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.