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|binomial=''Ictinia mississippiensis'' |
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Revision as of 03:56, 15 October 2018
| Mississippi Kite | |
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| An adult female perched. | |
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 |
| Species: | I. mississippiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ictinia mississippiensis Linneaus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Falco misisippiensis Wilson, 1811 | |
Other names
Blue kite, Louisiana kite, mosquito hawk[2]
Description
Dark falcon-shaped kite[3]. Note short outer primary and flared tail [3]. All ages show black spot in front and black ring around eyes[3]. Adult plumage is acquired in two years[3]. Wingtips exceed tail tip[3].
Similar species
Plumbeous Kites have rufous on primaries and have three thin white bars on tail[4]. Perched birds' wingtips extend beyond tail[4].
Behaviour
Diet
Calls
Reproduction
Distribution/habitat
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2008). "Ictinia mississippiensis". 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Terres, John K. (1980). The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0394466519.
- ^ a b c d e Clark, William S.; Brian K. Wheeler (2011). Hawks of North America, 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 12. ISBN 0395670675. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|coauthors=(help); - ^ a b Garrigues, Richard and Dean, Robert (2007). The Birds of Costa Rica. Zona Tropical Publication. ISBN 9780801473739.
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