The Mindanao serin (Chrysocorythus mindanensis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Chrysocorythus |
| Species: | C. mindanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysocorythus mindanensis (Ripley & Rabor, 1961)
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It is found in the Philippines in the areas of Mount Katanglad and Mount Apo.[2][3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
The Mindanao serin was formerly considered conspecific with the Indonesian serin (Chrysocorythus estherae), together called the mountain serin, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[4]
The Mindanao Serin was first described by S. Dillon Ripley and D. S. Rabor from an adult male collected in 1960 by R. B. Gonzales. The original description also includes a color illustration by Robert Verity Clem, and the type is located in the Yale Peabody Museum.[5]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Serinus mindanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=peabody_museum_natural_history_postilla
- ^ Finches and Sparrows. Peter Clement, 1993.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=peabody_museum_natural_history_postilla
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