▁red - front ed ▁ant pe cker ▁( Par m opt ila ▁rub rif rons ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁song bird ▁found ▁in ▁Western ▁Africa . ▁Like ▁all ▁ant pe ck ers , ▁it ▁is ▁tent atively ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁est r ild id ▁fin ch ▁family ▁( E str ild idae ). ▁It ▁often ▁contains ▁the ▁eastern ▁James on ' s ▁ant pe cker ▁( P . ▁j ames oni ) ▁as ▁a ▁sub species . ▁ ▁This ▁bird ▁inhab its ▁tropical ▁low land ▁mo ist ▁forest ▁in ▁Sierra ▁Le one , ▁Liber ia , ▁Guinea , ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire . ▁When ▁James on ' s ▁and ▁the ▁red - front ed ▁ant pe ck ers ▁were ▁still ▁evaluated ▁as ▁one ▁species , ▁they ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁least ▁concern ▁by ▁the ▁IU CN . ▁However , ▁the ▁red - front ed ▁ant pe cker ▁is ▁decl ining ▁notice ably ▁due ▁to ▁habitat ▁destruction ▁and ▁has ▁entirely ▁disappeared ▁from ▁M ali ▁for ▁example . ▁Therefore , ▁its ▁status ▁has ▁been ▁changed ▁to ▁near ▁threatened ▁after ▁the ▁tax onom ic ▁split . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bird Life ▁International ▁( B LI ) ▁( 2 0 0 8 a ) ▁Red - front ed ▁Ant pe cker ▁Species ▁Fact sheet . ▁Retrieved ▁ 2 0 0 8 - MA Y - 2 6 . ▁ ▁Bird Life ▁International ▁( B LI ) ▁( 2 0 0 8 b ):