| Ictinia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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.
Taxonomy and species
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 |
References
- ↑ Vieillot, Louis Pierre (1816). Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire (in French). Paris: Deterville/self. p. 24.
- ↑ Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 295.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2022). "Hoatzin, New World vultures, Secretarybird, raptors". IOC World Bird List Version 12.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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