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Ictinia (Mississippi kites)

Synonyms: Ictinea; Ictinion

Wikipedia Abstract

Ictinia is a genus of birds in the Accipitridae family. It contains two species: \n* Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) \n* Plumbeous kite (Ictinia plumbea) Both of these species are native to the Americas. The name Ictinia was first published by Vieillot in 1816.
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Species

Ictinia mississippiensis (Mississippi Kite) (Attributes)
Ictinia plumbea (Plumbeous Kite) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0