Golden-naped finch

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Golden-naped finch
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Female (♀) from East Sikkim, India, Asia
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Male (♂) from East Sikkim, India, Asia
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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.

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 . Retrieved 12 November 2021.