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Painted Finch
Emblema pictum Gould, 1842
Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
Painted Finch, Emblema pictum, is a passerine of the Estrildidae family that breeds in north, central and north-eastern Australia, from western Australia through to western Queensland and north-eastern South Australia. It was described by Gould in 1842. It is tied to arid and semi-arid country, especially rocky ground with spinifex cover. The species is recognised by the red and white spotted and mottled underparts that gave it its name. It is also known as the Emblema finch, mountain finch, painted firetail and Emblema.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Estrildidae — Waxbills, Munias & Allies
- Breeding range
- Australasia: n, c WA to w QLD and ne SA (nw, nc Australia)
