Jameson's antpecker (Parmoptila jamesoni) is a songbird species found in central Africa. Like all antpeckers, it is tentatively placed in the estrildid finch family (Estrildidae). It has traditionally been included as a subspecies of P. rubrifrons (red-fronted antpecker) and the common name Jameson's antpecker was sometimes used for both taxa. But today, they are often considered distinct species.
| Jameson's antpecker | |
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| Adult male near Bwindi (Uganda) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Parmoptila |
| Species: | P. jamesoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Parmoptila jamesoni (Shelley, 1890)
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| Synonyms | |
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Parmoptila rubrifrons jamesoni | |
Jameson's antpecker inhabits tropical lowland moist forest in Uganda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. When Jameson's and the red-fronted antpeckers were still evaluated as one species, they were classified as a species of least concern by the IUCN.[2] Unlike its western relative which is declining noticeably, P. jamesoni is still common and widespread. Therefore, its status has not changed after its elevation to a full species.[3]
Jameson's antpecker is named after James Sligo Jameson. Given Jameson's violent behavior[4] in Africa, ornithologists have suggested changing the common name of this species.
Footnotes
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Parmoptila jamesoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734135A95075675. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734135A95075675.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ BLI (2004)
- ^ BLI (2008)
- ^ Jameson, James (1890). The Story of the Rear Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. London: R.H. Porter.
References
edit- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008) Jameson's Antpecker Species Factsheet. Retrieved 26 May 2008
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