| Jameson's Antpecker | |
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| Adult male near Bwindi (Uganda) | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Parmoptila |
| Species: | P. jamesoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmoptila jamesoni (Sharpe & Ussher, 1872) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Parmoptila rubrifrons jamesoni |
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Jameson's Antpecker (Parmoptila jamesoni) is a songbird species found in central Africa. Like all antpeckers, it is tentatively placed in the of 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 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.[1] 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.[2]