This finch is recorded in dry montane scrub on Peru's western Andean slope. It has a rufous back and bright orange bill and legs.
The mantle is rufous, with gray elsewhere on the back and brownish-gray underparts. Black surrounds the bill base; the bill and legs are bright orange.
It forages in dry montane scrub on the western slope of the Andes. The account gives an elevation range of about 2,300–4,000 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.