Plum-headed finch

Plum-headed finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Estrildidae
Genus: Emblema
Species:
E. modestum
Binomial name
Emblema modestum
(Gould, 1837)
Approximate range
Synonyms

Aidemosyne modesta

The plum-headed finch (Emblema modestum) also known as cherry finch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000 – 1,000,000 km2.