Painted Finch
Emblema pictum
45km N of Mt Isa, NW Qld IMG_1860 20170811 - male
Notes: Black upper mandible w. red tip, red lower mandible.
Male: all-red face; red on
breast centre. Female: red mask, more extensive
white spotting extends from throat
and down flanks; red on belly reduced/absent.
Forages on ground in areas w. spinifex;
rocky areas of arid lands. Needs water daily.
Range from Morcombe©
Mt Nameless, Tom Price, NW WA IMG_4767 20180925 - female
Calton Hills Station, Gunpowder Road, Mt Isa, FNW Qld IMG_6795 20200925 - female in front of male. CLICK for anotherpic of female.
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NW Qld IMG_1539 20170809 - female and male. CLICK for pic of male.
Calton Hills Station, Gunpowder Road, Mt Isa, FNW Qld IMG_6789 20200925 - male.
Calton Hills Station, Gunpowder Road, Mt Isa, FNW Qld IMG_6771 20200925 - young male
Lake Moondarra, Mt Isa, NW Qld IMG_1574 20170809 - 2 x young
location MVI_6666 20160909