Golden-naped finch

Short description: Species of bird

Golden-naped finch

Female (♀) from East Sikkim, India , Asia
Male (♂) from East Sikkim, India , Asia

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Fringillidae
Subfamily:  | Carduelinae
Genus:  | Pyrrhoplectes
Hodgson, 1844
Species:  |

P. epauletta

Binomial name
Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

(Hodgson, 1836)

The golden-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is in monotypic genus Pyrrhoplectes.

It is found in Bhutan, China , India , Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forest.

## Gallery

* A male (♂) from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim foraging on wild berries.

* From Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India .

* Golden-naped Finch at Lava, West Bengal, India

## References

1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhoplectes epauletta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22720718A94679497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720718A94679497.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720718/94679497. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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