The antpeckers are a genus Parmoptila of small seed-eating birds in the family Estrildidae. They range across the tropical forests of western and central Africa.
| Antpeckers | |
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| Female Jameson's antpecker (Parmoptila jamesoni) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Parmoptila Cassin, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Parmoptila woodhousei[1] Cassin, 1859
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| Species | |
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Parmoptila jamesoni | |
Taxonomy
editThe genus Parmoptila was introduced in 1859 by the American ornithologist John Cassin to accommodate Woodhouse's antpecker.[2] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek parmē, the word for a small round shield, and ptilon meaning "feather".[3]
Species
editThe genus contains three species:[4]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific Name | Distribution |
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| Red-fronted antpecker | Parmoptila rubrifrons | Upper Guinean forests | |
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Jameson's antpecker | Parmoptila jamesoni | Congolian rainforest |
| Woodhouse's antpecker | Parmoptila woodhousei | Congolian rainforest |
References
edit- ^ "Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Cassin, John (1860). "Catalogue of birds collected on the rivers Camma and Ogobai, West Africa, by Mr. P.B. Duchaillu in 1858, with notes and descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 11: 30–144 [40].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Waxbills, parrotfinches, munias, whydahs, Olive Warbler, accentors, pipits". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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