Biology:Ictinia
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Ictinia | |
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| Mississippi kite, USFWS Photo | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Milvinae |
| Genus: | Ictinia Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Falco plumbeus Gmelin, JF, 1788
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| Species | |
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I. mississippiensis | |
Ictinia is a genus of birds in the family Accipitridae. It contains two species that are native to the Americas.
Taxonomy and species
The genus Ictinia was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot to accommodate the plumbeous kite which is therefore the type species.<ref>{{cite book | last=Vieillot | first=Louis Pierre | author-link=Louis Pierre Vieillot | year=1816 | title=Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Mississippi kite
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Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson, A, 1811) |
United States
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Plumbeous kite
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Ictinia plumbea (Gmelin, JF, 1788) |
eastern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and Argentina
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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References
Wikidata ☰ Q1095700 entry
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