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Painted Finch
Emblema picta

Other names: Painted Firetail Finch, Mountain Finch

Distribution: Northern and central Australia from Derby in the west, down to Dampier in Western Australia and across into central Queensland.

Habitat: Open rocky escarpments and spinifex covered landscapes.

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