Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis(Wilson, A, 1811)
English (US) Mississippi Kite
The Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: breeds southern USA (Arizona to Florida); winters in South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ictinia mississippiensis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mississippi Kite
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco misisippiensis
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1811)
- Type locality
- below Natchez, Mississippi.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 3 p.80 pl.25 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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