Star Finch

Emblema ruficauda

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Estrildidae
Genus
Emblema
eBird Code
stafin1

Subspecies (3)

  • Emblema ruficauda clarescens

    northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland)

  • Emblema ruficauda ruficauda

    formerly eastern Australia (northern Queensland to northeastern New South Wales); extinct, last recorded 1990s

  • Emblema ruficauda subclarescens

    northwestern Australia (Pilbara and Kimberley regions, Western Australia, eastward to northern Northern Territory)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.