Painted Finch (species: Emblema pictum) in Australian Birds (Gaia Guide)
Emblema pictum
Painted Finch


©Jim Bendon: Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)

©Nathan Ruser: Male Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Estrildidae
Genus Emblema
Species Emblema pictum
Status least concern

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • From 10 cm to 12 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is found in semi-desert areas, grasslands and subtropical (lowland) dry grasslands in Australia. (Wikipedia)

Local abundance

  • Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia: A colony is resident at the pools deep within Kings Canyon.

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