Gold-naped Finch - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Golden-naped Finch

Photo by Yeshey Dorji
Location: Tsangkha, Trongsa, Central Bhutan, February 2008

Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

Identification

13–15 cm
Male

• Black plumage
• Golden crown and nape

Distribution

Female
Photo by zhangyong
Zhangmu, Tibet, China, January 2008

Asia: found in montane forests of northern India, south-western China and northern Myanmar.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Broad-leaved forest, woods, usually in thick undergrowth.

Behaviour

Diet

They eat a variety of seeds, berries and buds.

Breeding

Little known; they are thought to nest in rhododendrons.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Gold-naped Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gold-naped_Finch

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