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 El Impenetrable National Park
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Hook-billed Kite
Chondrohierax uncinatus
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
Harris' Hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Pearl Kite
Gampsonyx swainsonii
📅 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 El Impenetrable National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Mississippi Kite sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mississippi Kite in El Impenetrable National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Mississippi Kite in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.