Itombwe flycatcher

Itombwe flycatcher
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Muscicapa
Species: M. itombwensis
Binomial name
Muscicapa itombwensis
(Prigogine, 1957)

The Itombwe flycatcher (Muscicapa itombwensis) is a bird species in the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Chapin's flycatcher.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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