| Lesser kiskadee | |
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| Philohydor lictor panamense Chagres River,Panama | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Philohydor Lanyon, W, 1984 |
| Species: | P. lictor |
| Binomial name | |
| Philohydor lictor (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) [2] | |
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Thelesser kiskadee (Philohydor lictor) is a species ofpasserine bird in the familyTyrannidae. It is the only species in the genusPhilohydor. It is found inBrazil,Bermuda,Bolivia,Argentina,Colombia,Ecuador,French Guiana,Guyana,Panama,Peru,Suriname,Trinidad,Guatemala, andVenezuela. Its naturalhabitats aresubtropical ortropical moistshrubland andswamps.
The lesser kiskadee wasdescribed by the German naturalist and explorerHinrich Lichtenstein in 1823 and given thebinomial nameLanius lictor.[3] The presentgenusPhilohydor was introduced by the American ornithologist Wesley Edwin Lanyon in 1984.[4] The wordPhilohydor is from Ancient Greekphilos for "-loving" andhudōr, "water". Thespecific epithetlictor is the Latin word for a magistrate's bodyguard who carried out sentences.[5] It is sometimes placed in the genusPitangus with thegreat kiskadee.[6]
There are two subspecies:[7]
The lesser kiskadee is 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) in length and weighs around 25 g (0.88 oz). It lives in eastern Panama and throughout the northern parts of South America, usually near water.[8]
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