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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

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