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