en Golden-naped finch

Golden-naped finch
	Female (♀) from East Sikkim, India, Asia
	Male (♂) from East Sikkim, India, Asia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

^ 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.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] 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.

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