Mindanao serin | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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The Mindanao serin (Chrysocorythus mindanensis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
It is found in the Philippines in the areas of Mount Katanglad and Mount Apo.[2][3] Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forest and tropical high-altitude grassland above 2,000 meters above sea level. Among Mindanao endemic birds, it is the least known with only 1 known photograph of a live specimen in 2012. [4]