Jameson's Antpecker
Parmoptila jamesoni (Shelley, 1890)
Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Jameson's Antpecker, Parmoptila jamesoni, is a bird of tropical lowland moist forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda and extreme north-west Tanzania. It is placed in the estrildid finch family, Estrildidae, and is treated as a separate species from the red-fronted antpecker. The bird was named for James Sligo Jameson. It is still common and widespread, and its status has not changed since it was split from the former combined species.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: DR Congo, w Uganda and extreme nw Tanzania
