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 Point Pelee National Park
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mississippi Kite sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 180 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mississippi Kite in Point Pelee National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Mississippi Kite in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.