| Ictinia | |
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| Mississippi kite, USFWS Photo | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
| Species | |
Ictinia is a genus of birds in the family Accipitridae. It contains two species that are native to the Americas.
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. [1] [2] The name is from the Ancient Greek word iktinos for a kite. [3] The genus now contains two species. [4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ictinia mississippiensis | Mississippi kite | United States |
 | Ictinia plumbea | Plumbeous kite | eastern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and Argentina |
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