Woodhouse's Antpecker (Parmoptila woodhousei) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernLegendaryInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 9 g

Woodhouse's Antpecker (Parmoptila woodhousei), photo 1 — Photo: avocat · CC BY 4.0

Woodhouse's Antpecker (Parmoptila woodhousei), photo 2 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Woodhouse's Antpecker

Woodhouse's antpecker is a species of passerine bird found in West Africa that is placed in the estrildid finch family, Estrildidae. The name commemorates the American explorer and collector Samuel Washington Woodhouse.

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The male has a bright red fore crown, brown under parts, the adult female is brown above with a rufous-brown wash to the throat and scaled brown and white from the breast to the vent.

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Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Gabon Angola Nigeria Congo - Brazzaville Congo - Kinshasa

Recorded as a rare visitor in Central African Republic.

When to see it

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Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Jameson's AntpeckerParmoptila jamesoniJameson's antpecker is a songbird species found in central Africa.

Red-fronted AntpeckerParmoptila rubrifronsThe red-fronted antpecker is a species of songbird found in Western Africa.

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