| Ictinia | |
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| File:Mississippi Kite perched3.png | |
| An adult male Mississippi Kite perched. | |
| File:Plumbeous Kite.ppng | |
| An adult Plumbeous Kite. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Afroaves |
| Superorder: | Accipitrimorphae |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Buteoninae |
| Tribe: | Buteonini |
| Genus: | Ictinia Vieillot, 1816 |
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.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). "Ictinia mississippiensis". 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). "Ictinia plumbea". 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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