The Indonesian serin (''Chrysocorythus estherae'') is a species of

finch The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usua ...

in the family

Fringillidae The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usua ...

. It is found in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. Its natural

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s are subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

and subtropical or tropical high-altitude

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...

. The Indonesian serin was formerly placed in the

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''Serinus'' but a phylogenetic analysis of

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sequences found that the species was not closely related to other member of ''Serinus'' nor to the geographically nearest finch, the

Vietnamese greenfinch The Vietnamese greenfinch (''Chloris monguilloti'') is a small passerine bird in the family Fringillidae. It is found only in Da Lat, Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy ...

but to the European Goldfinch ''Carduelis carduelis'' and to the Citril Finch ''Carduelis citrinella''. The species was therefore assigned to a separate genus ''Chrysocorythus'', a name that had previously been proposed by the German ornithologist

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in 1967. The

Mindanao serin 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. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane f ...

(''C. mindanensis'') of

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

was formerly considered conspecific, together called the

mountain serin Mountain serin has been split into two species: * Indonesian serin The Indonesian serin (''Chrysocorythus estherae'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mo ...

, but was split as a distinct species by the

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in 2021.

References

Chrysocorythus Birds of Indonesia

Indonesian serin The Indonesian serin (''Chrysocorythus estherae'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grass ...

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