BirdUp · Species
Painted Finch
Emblema pictumGould, 1842
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Genus
- Emblema
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The painted finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia. The painted finch acquired its name due to the red and white spotted and mottled underparts of both males and females. The binomial comes from emblema meaning 'mosaic or inlaid work'; and pictum derives from the Latin word pictus, meaning 'painted'. Other names include Emblema finch, mountain finch, painted firetail and Emblema. The painted finch is a popular bird to be kept in captivity and in backyard aviaries.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North and central WA to west QLD and north-east SA (north-west and north-central Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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