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Golden-naped finch

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Golden-naped finch
Female (♀) from East Sikkim, India, Asia
Scientific classification
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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 the is monotypic genus Pyrrhoplectes.

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

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