StatusEndemic
RarityUncommon
Height11 cm
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"Painted Firetails often decorate their nest entrances with pieces of charcoal, a unique behaviour among Australian finches."
Field Guide
Painted Firetail
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The Painted Firetail, also known as the Painted Finch (Emblema pictum), is a small native Australian bird well adapted to arid and semi-arid landscapes. It is commonly found across much of central and northern Australia, where it thrives in rocky regions and grasslands dominated by spinifex
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