Mississippi Flyway

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The Mississippi Flyway is a major North American migratory bird route that follows the Mississippi River from northern breeding grounds to southern wintering areas.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mississippi Flyway canonical 6
Mississippi Flyway Council 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird migration flyway
ecological corridor
breedingAreas northern breeding grounds
continent North America
extendsFrom United States
northern Canada
linked to: Northern Canada
extendsTo Central America
Gulf of Mexico
South America
follows Mississippi River
Missouri River
Ohio River
governedBy Mississippi Flyway Council
linked to: Mississippi Flyway
habitatTypes lakes
marshes
river floodplains
wetlands
importantFor bird conservation
birdwatching
waterfowl hunting
wetland conservation
majorStopoverRegion Great Lakes region
Gulf Coast
Lower Mississippi Valley
Upper Midwest
migrationDirection north-south
oneOf four major North American flyways
parallelTo Atlantic Flyway
Central Flyway
Pacific Flyway
passesThrough Arkansas
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Tennessee
Wisconsin
recognizedAs major North American migratory bird route
recognizedBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
usedBy migratory birds
raptors
shorebirds
songbirds
waterfowl
winteringAreas southern wintering areas

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific Flyway relatedFlyway Mississippi Flyway
Mississippi Flyway governedBy Mississippi Flyway Council
linked to: Mississippi Flyway
The Magic Hedge onMigrationFlyway Mississippi Flyway
Arkansas County, Arkansas partOf Mississippi Flyway
Arkansas County, Arkansas locatedAlong Mississippi Flyway