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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Zone-tailed Hawk
Buteo albonotatus
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
📅 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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Mississippi Kite sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mississippi Kite in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Mississippi Kite in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.