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
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.

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

From Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India.

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