This small version of the Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) was fairly common, often seen foraging along the edges of water courses. It can be best distinguished from the similar Great Kiskadee by its very different vocalizations as well as its thinner, but longer bill. IOC & HBW place this species in the monotypic genus Philohydor following a recommendation by Lanyon (1984). However this suggestion has not been adopted by Clements/eBird, SACC, AOU or H&M4. Two subspecies are recognized differing only in average size. This is the slightly larger nominate race widespread in northern South America. Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.
References
Lanyon, Wesley Edwin (1984). A phylogeny of the kingbirds and their allies. American Museum Novitates, Number 2797. New York: American Museum of Natural History. p. 23.
Lesser Kiskadee (Pitangus lictor), In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/leskis1
Mobley, J. (2019). Lesser Kiskadee (Philohydor lictor). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/57462 on 2 July 2019).