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Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
Ictinina mississipiensis
Date 1825-1834
Artist Paul Louis Oudart (1796–1860); Creator:G. Engelmann
Source/Photographer Vieillot, La galerie des oiseaux, pl. 17
Old Latin name Ictinina mississipiensis
New Latin name Ictinia mississippiensis
Common name Nederlands: Mississippiwouw
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ictinina_mississipiensis_-_1825-1834_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18200378.tif
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. Ictinia mississippiensis breeds across the central and southern United States. |
