Slaty-backed jungle flycatcher

Slaty-backed jungle flycatcher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Rhinomyias
Species: R. goodfellowi
Binomial name
Rhinomyias goodfellowi
Ogilvie-Grant, 1905

The slaty-backed jungle flycatcher (Rhinomyias goodfellowi) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. The specific epithet honours British zoological collector Walter Goodfellow. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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