| Official Name: | Rara Avis, Mississippi |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Rara Avis |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Itawamba |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 157 |
| Elevation Ft: | 515 |
| Coordinates: | 34.3422°N -88.1806°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 706266 |
Rara Avis is a ghost town located in Itawamba County, Mississippi, approximately 0.5miles west of the Alabama state line.
Rara Avis was settled in 1850, and the town name translated to Latin means "rare bird".
The population was 100 in 1900.[1] A post office was established in 1902.[2]
Author and Baptist missionary James Garvin Chastain Sr., was born in Rara Avis in 1853.[3]