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Emblema (bird)

Emblema is a genus of estrildid finches found in Australasia. They are gregarious seed-eaters with short, thick, but pointed bills.

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. The genus name is from Latin emblema, emblematis meaning "inlaid" or "mosaic work".

The genus contains three species:

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