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Mindanao Heleia
Heleia goodfellowi (Hartert, EJO, 1903)
Zosteropidae — White-eyes
Mindanao Heleia, Heleia goodfellowi, is a bird of montane Mindanao in the southern Philippines and belongs to the white-eye family. It was described by Hartert in 1903. The species is confined to the Oriental Region, where it occurs in tropical moist forest and along forest edges in the mountains. It uses both primary and secondary sub-montane and montane woodland, and has been recorded between 1,250 and 2,400 metres above sea level. Three subspecies are recognised, with an additional unnamed form from south-east Mindanao. It is also known from central, south, north-east and west Mindanao.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Zosteropidae — White-eyes
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: montane Mindanao (s Philippines)
