What is "painted finch"

Nonpareil \Non`pa*reil"\, n. [See Nonpareil, a. ]

1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.

2. [F. nonpareille.] (Print.) A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).

   Note: This line is printed in the type called nonpareil.

3. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. A beautifully colored finch ( Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted bunting and painted finch.

   2. Any other similar bird of the same genus.

4. (Cookery) A small sphere, less than 1 mm diamter, of colored sugar, used to decorate confections; -- usually used in the plural as though the name of a substance; as, sprinkled with nonpareils.

5. pl. A type of candy chocolate consisting of a small flat disk of chocolate, less than one inch diameter, having nonpareils[4] sprinkled on the top; as, she ate a box of nonpareils at the movie.

n. ''Emblema pictum'', a common estrildid finch of Australia.

The painted finch (Emblema pictum) is a common species of estrildid finch found in Australia. It is also known as the painted firetail or the painted firetail finch. It is the only species in the genus Emblema.

It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000 km. It is found in semi-desert areas, grassland and subtropical (lowland) dry grassland. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.