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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Order
FALCONIFORMES
Family
Kites, Eagles and Hawks (Accipitridae)
Code 4
MIKI
Code 6
ICTMIS
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Hooked
Eye Color:
Juvenile altering gradually to orange-brown and then bright red. Adult bright carmen or scarlet red, with white irises seen.
Head pattern:
Plain, Unique pattern
Crown Color:
Gray
Forehead Color:
Gray
Nape Color:
Gray
Throat Color:
Gray
Cere color:
Gray
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BODY
Length Range:
33-43 cm (13-17 in)
Weight:
357 g (12.6 oz)
Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
Color Primary:
Gray
Underparts:
Gray
Upperparts:
Gray
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Buoyant flight with steady wingbeats., Sometimes alternates several wing strokes with short to long glides.
Wingspan Range:
86-94 cm (34-37 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Notched Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid Black.
Upper Tail:
Black
Under Tail:
Black
Leg Color:
Orange-yellow
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X