A finch of northwestern Australia. Adults have a pale gray head and yellow-brown rump, unlike the brown head and rump of juveniles.
Adults have a whitish-gray to off-white head and a yellow-brown rump. Juveniles have a brown to light-brown head and a light-brown rump. The sexes are very similar.
It uses freshwater wetlands, riparian grassland, reedbeds, and mangroves, feeding on plant seeds. The source classifies it as sedentary.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.