Species Report
Mississippi Kite

Total number of 2,500 hectare plots where this species is found: 158 ( 18.1% of plots )

CATEGORY Hectares, 1994 % of Total, 1994 Hectares, 1999 % of Total, 1999 Hectares, 2004 % of Total, 2004
Forest - Total (All Categories) 233273.0 53.30 239251.8 60.55 240938.2 60.98
Ozark-Ouachita Pine-Oak Forest 30050.2 6.87 26160.1 6.62 25558.1 6.47
Ozark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland and Forest 88.8 0.02 47.3 0.01 47.6 0.01
Central Interior Highlands Glade and Barrens 433.6 0.10 366.6 0.09 359.0 0.09
Mesic Hardwood Forest 10.4 0.00 9.2 0.00 9.3 0.00
Dry-Mesic Oak Forest 25277.7 5.78 21189.1 5.36 20893.8 5.29
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest 68616.7 15.68 59340.6 15.02 57327.6 14.51
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream Forest 431.6 0.10 295.4 0.07 317.0 0.08
Lower Mississippi River Low Bottomland Forest 24082.7 5.50 19407.5 4.91 19558.7 4.95
Lower Mississippi River High Bottomland Forest 79883.3 18.25 67914.6 17.19 66917.5 16.94
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depression 2561.4 0.59 2109.9 0.53 2110.0 0.53
Lower Mississippi River Riparian Forest 530.2 0.12 195.9 0.05 229.9 0.06
Sweetgum 1306.4 0.30 966.9 0.24 910.2 0.23
Forest - Unknown Category 0.0 0.00 41248.8 10.44 46699.6 11.82
Cropland 94641.9 21.63 63612.5 16.10 61577.0 15.58
Pastureland 69162.1 15.80 51066.4 12.92 45431.4 11.50
Herbaceous 735.7 0.17 6081.6 1.54 6413.9 1.62
Bare/Barren 741.9 0.17 680.4 0.17 778.5 0.20
Urban 2512.9 0.57 5859.3 1.48 12311.2 3.12
Water 23509.9 5.37 16930.0 4.28 16018.2 4.05
Unknown (No Data) 13059.6 2.98 11651.9 2.95 11665.4 2.95