Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Accipitriformes
Familia: Accipitridae
Subfamilia: Milvinae
Genus: Ictinia
Species: I. mississippiensis - I. plumbea
Name
Ictinia Vieillot, 1816
References
Vieillot, L.J.P. 1816. Analyse d'une nouvelle ornithologie élémentaire. 70 pp. Paris: Deterville. P.24 BHL Reference page.
Ictinia is a genus of birds in the family Accipitridae.
Species
It contains two species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ictinia mississippiensis | Mississippi kite | United States |
 |
Ictinia plumbea | Plumbeous kite | eastern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and Argentina |
Both of these species are native to the Americas. The name Ictinia was first published by Vieillot in 1816.[1][2]
References
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Vieillot. "Ictinia". In Saunders, Howard (ed.). Vieillot's Analyse d'une nouvelle ornithologie élémentaire. (1883 reprint of Vieillot's 1816 book.)
Peterson, Alan P. "Birds of the world: current valid scientific avian names". Zoonomen. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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