Golden-naped finch
Golden-naped finch | |
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Female (♀) from East Sikkim, India, Asia | |
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Male (♂) from East Sikkim, India, Asia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Pyrrhoplectes Hodgson, 1844 |
Species: | P. epauletta
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Binomial name | |
Pyrrhoplectes epauletta Hodgson, 1836
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The golden-naped finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is in monotypic genus Pyrrhoplectes.
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Golden-naped Finch at Lava, West Bengal, India
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is temperate forest.
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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Fringillidae
- Birds of Bhutan
- Birds of the Himalayas
- Birds of Nepal
- Birds of Yunnan
- Birds described in 1836
- Fringillidae stubs