This finch of New Guinea feeds on seeds. Adult males stand out with a black face and breast, a reddish-brown back, and a yellow rump.
Adult males have a black face and breast, a brown to reddish-brown back, and a yellow rump. Yellow edges line the dark tail feathers.
It eats seeds from grasses and weeds, gripping stems to take seeds from the heads, and also picks up fallen seeds. Flock foraging has been observed.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.