Emblema (bird)
Genus of birds
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Emblema is a genus of estrildid finches found in Australasia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.
| Emblema | |
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| Male painted finch (Emblema pictum) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Estrildidae |
| Genus: | Emblema Gould, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Emblema picta Gould, 1842 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy
The genus Emblema was introduced in 1842 by the English ornithologist John Gould to accommodate a single species, Emblema picta Gould, the painted finch.[1][2] The genus name is from Latin emblema, emblematis meaning "inlaid" or "mosaic work".[3]
The genus contains three species:[4]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Painted finch | Emblema pictum | northern Australia (Pilbara region, including Barrow Island, central Western Australia, eastward to northwestern Queensland) |
 | Star finch | Emblema ruficauda | northwest to northeast (formerly central east) Australia |
 | Plum-headed finch | Emblema modestum | eastern Australia (northern Queensland to central New South Wales) |
