Friday, March 16, 2012

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Ictinia


Ictinia
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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