Lesser Kiskadee

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Lesser Kiskadee
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)
Synonyms

Philohydor lictor

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 in) long, lives from Panama to Bolivia, always along waterways. Its call is a nondescript whistle.[2]

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