Small, slender raptor with narrow and pointed wings and a long tail. Note dark tail in flight.
Small raptor with pointed wings and a long tail. Immatures have a banded tail and mottled looking wings. Younger juveniles have brown streaking on the belly.
Slim, graceful raptor with pale head, dark eye patch, and dark gray wings.
Slim raptor with pointed wings and long tail that can show a shallow fork. At close range, note striking pattern gray-black-white pattern in wings.
Pale gray overall with darker gray wings and a black tail. At close range note the red eye and dark eye patch.
Adults are pale gray below and darker gray above with a long black tail. Note dark eye patch.
Juveniles have heavily streaked bellies. Note long wings and tail.
Graceful and buoyant fliers that catch insects on the wing.
Eats mainly insects, typically caught and eaten on the wing. Often sits on exposed perches and scans for prey.
Found in bottomland hardwood forests and in tree-lined areas including windbreaks, shelterbelts, parks, and urban areas.
Forms large flocks during migration.
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Mississippi Kites are slender, fairly small raptors with long, pointed wings. The tail is fairly long and square-tipped. The strongly hooked bill is small and delicate.
Larger than a Rock Pigeon; smaller than a Peregrine Falcon.
between crow and gooseHawks, Eagles, and Kites(Order: Accipitriformes, Family: Accipitridae)
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