Male Golden-naped Finches are glossy black with an orange nape and white rump; females are yellowish-brown. They breed in Himalayan forests and are also recorded lower down in winter.
The male is glossy black with a bright orange nape and white rump. The female is yellowish-brown with a grey head, yellowish nape, and black wing tips.
It breeds in Himalayan forest at 2,500–3,600 m; winter records sometimes come from as low as 1,400 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.