Mindanao serin

Mindanao serin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Chrysocorythus
Species:
C. mindanensis
Binomial name
Chrysocorythus mindanensis
(Ripley & Rabor, 1961)

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]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Serinus mindanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1049&context=peabody_museum_natural_history_postilla
  3. ^ Finches and Sparrows. Peter Clement, 1993.
  4. ^ "Birding in the Philippines; Kitanglad Natural Park". www.birding2asia.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.