Golden-naped finch

Golden-naped finch
Female (♀) from East Sikkim, India, Asia
Male (♂) from East Sikkim, India, Asia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
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 Fringillidae family. It is in monotypic genus Pyrrhoplectes.

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

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