Finches | Painted Finch > mixed company | strike a pose | water ◦

The Painted Finch (Emblema pictum) are often seen perched in shrubs and trees, as well as sharing a water source with other similar sized birds, such as the Zebra Finches. A small bird of the arid inland region of Australia, they can also be seen in the company of larger birds such as budgerigars.

  • Painted Finches and Budgerigar, Santa Teresa, NT
    Painted Finches and Budgerigar, Santa Teresa, NT
Painted Finches and a Budgerigar sharing water in the Santa Teresa region, NT
  • Diamond Doves (Geopelia cuneata) with Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)
    Diamond Doves (Geopelia cuneata) with Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)
Diamond Doves (Geopelia cuneata) with Painted Finch (Emblema pictum)
  • Diamond Dove, Painted Finch and Zebra FInches
    Diamond Dove, Painted Finch and Zebra FInches
  • Diamond Dove, Painted Finch and Zebra FInches
    Diamond Dove, Painted Finch and Zebra FInches
Diamond Dove, Painted Finch and Zebra FInches
Painted Finch (Emblema pictum) and Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Painted Finch (Emblema pictum) and Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Painted Finch (Emblema pictum) and Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Painted Finch (Emblema pictum) and Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Painted Finches (Emblema pictum) and Zebra Finches (Taeniopygia guttata) can often be seen together.
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Aves
  • Order: Passeriformes
  • Family: Estrildidae
  • Genus: Emblema
  • Species: E. pictum
  • Binomial name: Emblema pictum