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 Everglades National Park
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
📅 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 Everglades National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Mississippi Kite sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mississippi Kite in Everglades National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mississippi Kite in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.