| Chapin's Flycatcher Itombwe Flycatcher |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Muscicapa |
| Species: | M. lendu |
| Binomial name | |
| Muscicapa lendu (Chapin, 1932) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Muscicapa itombwensis (but see text) |
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Chapin's Flycatcher (Muscicapa lendu) is a bird species in the Old World flycatcher family (Muscicapidae). It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, and possibly Rwanda. The subspecies itombwensis (Itombwe Flycatcher) may constitute a separate species.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.