Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)

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Subject:	Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
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Mississippi Kite From The Crossley ID Guide Eastern Birds
Date 25 August 2010, 16:56:44
Source Richard Crossley
Author Richard Crossley
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mississippi_Kite_From_The_Crossley_ID_Guide_Eastern_Birds.jpg

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.

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Scientific Name: Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson, 1811) Common Names: Mississippi Kite French: Milan du Mississippi; German: Mississippiweih; Spanish: Elanio del Misisipi Taxonomy: Falco misisippiensis [sic] A. Wilson, 1811, below Natchez, Mississippi, USA. Synonym(s): Ictinia misisippiensis (Wilson, 1811); Falco misisippiensis Wilson, 1811

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