Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
About the Mississippi Kite
The Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Mississippi kites have narrow, pointed wings and are graceful in flight, often appearing to float in the air. It is common to see several circling in the same area.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 31 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Mexico, United States, Uruguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominicarecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- Barn SwallowHirundo rusticarecording
- Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalisrecording
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.