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:
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Painted finch | Emblema pictum | northern Australia | |
| Star finch | Emblema ruficauda | northwest to northeast Australia | |
| Plum-headed finch | Emblema modestum | eastern Australia |