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Antpecker

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Antpeckers
Female Jameson's antpecker (Parmoptila jamesoni)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Parmoptila
Cassin, 1859
Type species
Parmoptila woodhousei[1]
Cassin, 1859
Species

Parmoptila jamesoni
Parmoptila rubrifrons
Parmoptila woodhousei

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.

Taxonomy

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The 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

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The genus contains three species:[4]

Image Common Name Scientific Name Distribution
Red-fronted antpecker Parmoptila rubrifrons Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire
Jameson's antpecker Parmoptila jamesoni Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Woodhouse's antpecker Parmoptila woodhousei Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda

References

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  1. ^ "Estrildidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ 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].
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  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.