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title: "Lesser Kiskadee"
description: "Philohydor lictor — Aves. The lesser kiskadee (Philohydor lictor) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/lesser-kiskadee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Kiskadee

> Philohydor lictor — Aves. The lesser kiskadee (Philohydor lictor) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Philohydor lictor*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2101
- iNaturalist taxon: [1429198](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1429198)

## Names

- en: Lesser Kiskadee
- de: Liktor
- es: Bienteveo chico
- fr: Tyran licteur

## Countries with the most observations

BR (395), PA (324), CO (218), PE (206), EC (174), BO (62), GF (33), GY (32), VE (17), CR (9), SR (7)

## Summary

The lesser kiskadee (Philohydor lictor) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Panama and every mainland South American country except Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, though only as a vagrant in Argentina.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_kiskadee

## Photo

![Lesser Kiskadee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-kiskadee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Daniel van der Post · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8187813

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-kiskadee?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).