Antpecker
| Antpeckers | |
|---|---|
| Female Jameson's antpecker (Parmoptila jamesoni) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Parmoptila Cassin, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Parmoptila woodhousei Cassin, 1859 | |
| Species | |
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Parmoptila jamesoni | |
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.