Genus

Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites

Ictinia

2 species in our catalog · found in 81 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusIctinia (Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites)

Species in this group

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Ictinia plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ictinia mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Plumbeous Kite			~30%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
3	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
5	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
	Mississippi Kite			~10%
6	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
7	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
8	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
9	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
10	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
11	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
12	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
13	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
14	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
15	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
16	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~20%
	Plumbeous Kite			~20%
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			~10%
18	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Mississippi Kite			~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			~10%
19	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			~10%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
20	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
21	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~10%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
22	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Mississippi Kite			~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
23	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			~10%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
24	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			~10%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
25	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
27	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Mississippi Kite			~10%
28	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
30	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			~10%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
31	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Mississippi Kite			~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
32	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
33	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			~10%
34	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~10%
	Plumbeous Kite			~10%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
35	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
36	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
37	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
38	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
39	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
40	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
41	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
42	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
43	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
44	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
45	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
46	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
47	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
48	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
49	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
51	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
52	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
53	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
54	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
55	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
56	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
57	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
58	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
59	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
60	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
61	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
62	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
63	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
64	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
65	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
66	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
67	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			<5%
68	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
69	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
70	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
71	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
72	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
73	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
74	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
75	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
76	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
77	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
78	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Plumbeous Kite			Insufficient data
79	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			<5%
80	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data
81	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Mississippi Kite			Insufficient data

Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites

Species in this group

Plumbeous Kite

Mississippi Kite

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mississippi and Plumbeous Kites

Parks Ranked