Mississippi kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
ok. 35,5 cmDorosły ptak
total length
total length
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- Mass
- 216–269 gObie płcie — Cornell
Mississippi kite — size comparison
The Mississippi kite hunts above open forests and farmland, catching large insects, especially cicadas. It captures them with one or both feet and often eats in
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approx. 35.5 cm
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Mississippi kite — size comparison — facts and sources
The Mississippi kite hunts above open forests and farmland, catching large insects, especially cicadas. It captures them with one or both feet and often eats in flight. It may use prey flushed by large mammals.
It roosts and feeds socially. At some nests a young bird from the previous year assists the pair.