The Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Mississippi kites have narrow, pointed wings and are graceful in flight, often appearing to float in the air. It is common to see several circling in the same area.
^BirdLife International (2016). "Ictinia mississippiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695066A93488215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695066A93488215.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
The Mississippikite (Ictinia mississippiensis) is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Mississippikites have narrow, pointed wings and are...
Cayenne in a private collection in London. It is now placed with the Mississippikite in the genus Ictinia that was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist...
compared to squeaky toys; in particular those of the western kingbird, Mississippikite, and sulphur-bellied flycatcher of North America, and the blue nuthatch...
accommodate the plumbeous kite which is therefore the type species. The name is from the Ancient Greek word iktinos for a kite. The genus now contains two...
Tennessee Ornithological Society North America US 1930 present NA -- MississippiKiteMississippi Ornithological Society North America US 1965 present NA -- Nebraska...
University of New Mexico Press, 1999; paperback edition, 1999) The MississippiKite: Portrait of a Southern Hawk, with Eric Bolen (Austin: University of...
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