This finch lives in forests in southwestern Australia. It has a red bill and ear patch and black-and-white spots on the belly.
Adult males and females are similar, with a black-and-white spotted belly, red bill, and red on the ear area and rump. Juveniles differ in color from adults.
It forages on the ground and in shrubs for seeds, and sometimes eats small insects. It uses eucalypt forest with dense shrubs along streams.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.