Mississippi Kite
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Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
The Mississippi Kite is a graceful bird that loves to soar high in the sky. With its long wings and sharp eyes, it hunts for insects and small animals while flying.
Lebensraum: Urban areas, Forests
Aussehen
The Mississippi Kite has a sleek, gray body, darker wingtips, and a pale head. Its striking red eyes and long, narrow, pointed wings set it apart, often ending in a moderately forked tail.
ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungAccipitriformesFamilieAccipitridaeGattungIctinia
Kategorie
VögelSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Snaps
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Interessante Fakten
Juvenile Mississippi Kites have brown eyes that gradually turn brilliant red as they grow older!
Mississippi Kites sometimes nest in urban areas, even raising their young in city parks!
These amazing birds rarely land to eat, often snacking on insects while still flying!
They are quite social and will often gather in large flocks during their long migrations!
Besondere Fähigkeiten
Fähigkeit
Aerial Acrobatics
Mississippi Kite can perform amazing aerial stunts to catch fast-moving insects mid-flight because of their incredible agility.
Fähigkeit
Mid-air Snatcher
Mississippi Kite can snatch insects, and even small reptiles, from trees or the ground without landing, using precise aerial maneuvers.
Fähigkeit
Thermal Glider
Mississippi Kite can effortlessly glide on rising warm air currents, conserving energy during long migrations and while hunting.
Maße und Details
- Länge
- 29-37 cm
- Flügelspannweite
- 75-84 cm
- Gewicht
- 0.214-0.343 kg
- Lebenserwartung
- 1-12 Jahre
- Top Speed
- 65 km/h
- Gelegegröße
- 1-3
- Brutzeit
- 29-32 Tage
- Zugstrecke
- 6000 km
Ernährung und Fütterung
These agile raptors are expert bug-catchers, snacking mostly on flying insects and small critters.
Hauptnahrung
- Dragonflies
- Cicadas
- Grasshoppers
- Locusts
- Small Lizards
Nahrungssuche
- Pursuit
Ökologische Zusammenhänge
hunts
Green Darner
Anax junius
A major part of its insect diet.
hunts
Swamp Cicada
Neotibicen pruinosus
A common meal during summer.
hunts
American Grasshopper
Schistocerca americana
Caught mid-air or from vegetation.
eaten by
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Preys on eggs and nestlings.
Merkmale
Für dieses Objekt sind noch keine Merkmal-Badges vergeben.
Auch bekannt als
Kite
Sammlungen
Sicherheit
Gefahr
1/5 · Sehr gering
Watch birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
Was ist der/die/das länge von Mississippi Kite?
29-37 cm
Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Mississippi Kite?
75-84 cm
Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Mississippi Kite?
0.214-0.343 kg
Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mississippi Kite?
1-12 Jahre
Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Mississippi Kite?
65 km/h
Was frisst Mississippi Kite?
These agile raptors are expert bug-catchers, snacking mostly on flying insects and small critters.
Wo findet man Mississippi Kite normalerweise?
Urban areas, Forests
Wie jagt Mississippi Kite?
Pursuit
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