Alectryon vs Mississippi Kite

Alectryon tropicus compared with Ictinia mississippiensis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mississippi Kite is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mississippi Kite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Alectryon	Ictinia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Ictinia mississippiensis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mississippi Kite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mississippi Kite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Mississippi Kite

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.