Ictinia
Ictinia | |
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Mississippi Kite, USFWS Photo | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.) |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Ictinia Vieillot, 1816 |
Species | |
I. mississippiensis
I. plumbea |
Ictinia is a genus of birds in the Accipitridae family. It contains two species:
- Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
- Plumbeous Kite (Ictinia plumbea)
Both of these species are native to the Americas.
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