Ictinia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ictinia
Mississippi Kite, USFWS Photo
Mississippi Kite, USFWS Photo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
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
Plumbeous Kite
Both of these species are native to the Americas.

[edit] References


Languages