| Lesser Kiskadee | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Pitangus or Philohydor |
| Species: | P. lictor |
| Binomial name | |
| Pitangus lictor (Lichtenstein, 1823) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Philohydor lictor |
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The Lesser Kiskadee (Pitangus lictor) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps. It is sometimes considered to be in the monotypic genus Philohydor. **The lesser kiskadee, 19 cm (7.5 inches) long, lives from Panama to Bolivia, always along waterways. Its call is a nondescript whistle.
