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| − | {{ | + | '''Alternative name: Golden-naped Finch''' |
| − | ;Pyrrhoplectes epauletta | + | [[Image:Gold-napped_Finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}}<br>Location: Tsangkha, Trongsa, Central [[Bhutan]], February 2008]] |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Pyrrhoplectes|Pyrrhoplectes]] epauletta | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 13–15 cm<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black plumage | ||
| + | *Golden crown and nape | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Gold-naped_Finch_female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|zhangyong|zhangyong}}<br />Zhangmu, [[Tibet]], [[China]], January 2008]] | ||
| + | [[Asia]]: found in montane forests of northern [[India]], south-western [[China]] and northern [[Myanmar]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | |||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Broad-leaved forest, woods, usually in thick undergrowth. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They eat a variety of seeds, berries and buds. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Little known; they are thought to nest in rhododendrons. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Pyrrhoplectes+epauletta}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pyrrhoplectes]] |
Latest revision as of 18:54, 29 June 2014
Alternative name: Golden-naped Finch
- Pyrrhoplectes epauletta
Identification
13–15 cm
Male
- Black plumage
- Golden crown and nape
Distribution
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
- 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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gold-naped Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gold-naped_Finch
