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| − | [[Image:Mississippi_Kite.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Chaiyan|Chaiyan}}<br />Des Moines, [[Iowa]], Augus 2003]] | + | [[Image:Mississippi_Kite.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Chaiyan|Chaiyan}}<br />Des Moines, [[Iowa]], Augus 2003]] |
;[[:Category:Ictinia|Ictinia]] mississippiensis | ;[[:Category:Ictinia|Ictinia]] mississippiensis | ||
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*Slate-grey primaries | *Slate-grey primaries | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Image:MIKI-08102016.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|dacol|dacol}}<br />Gainesville, [[Florida]], [[USA]], August 2016]] | + | [[Image:MIKI-08102016.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|dacol|dacol}}<br />Gainesville, [[Florida]], [[USA]], August 2016]] |
[[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. <br /> | [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. <br /> | ||
| − | A summer visitor to the eastern [[USA]] from [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]] and [[Texas]] east to [[Georgia]] and northern [[Florida]]. Most common in the Great Plains but range is expanding and now occurs north on the Atlantic coast to the | + | A summer visitor to the eastern [[USA]] from [[Kansas]], [[Oklahoma]] and [[Texas]] east to [[Georgia]] and northern [[Florida]]. Most common in the Great Plains but range is expanding and now occurs north on the Atlantic coast to the Carolinas, in the Mississippi Valley to [[Illinois]] and west to [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]]. |
Passage birds occur through eastern and southern [[Mexico]] and Central America. They winter in [[Paraguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. | Passage birds occur through eastern and southern [[Mexico]] and Central America. They winter in [[Paraguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:Mississippi Kite Bryan 3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Bryan, Brazos County, [[Texas]], [[USA]], May 2019]] | ||
Open country with scattered groups of tall trees. | Open country with scattered groups of tall trees. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Pre-migratory flocks form by early Aug on breeding grounds. | Pre-migratory flocks form by early Aug on breeding grounds. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ictinia+mississippiensis}} | {{GSearch|Ictinia+mississippiensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ictinia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ictinia]] | ||
Revision as of 23:02, 9 June 2019
- Ictinia mississippiensis
Identification
31–38 cm (12¼-15 in)
- Long pointed wings
Adult
- Grey overall plumage
- Paler head, neck and underparts
- Slate-grey primaries
Distribution
North, Central and South America.
A summer visitor to the eastern USA from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas east to Georgia and northern Florida. Most common in the Great Plains but range is expanding and now occurs north on the Atlantic coast to the Carolinas, in the Mississippi Valley to Illinois and west to Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.
Passage birds occur through eastern and southern Mexico and Central America. They winter in Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open country with scattered groups of tall trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists almos entirely of insects, such as cicadas, grasshoppers, beetles and dragonflies. They also eat some amphibians.
Movement
Pre-migratory flocks form by early Aug on breeding grounds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mississippi Kite. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mississippi_Kite
