Adult males of the nominate subspecies are notably yellow, while females are duller and streaked. Outside the breeding season it may form flocks and feeds on seeds, flowers, and insects.
Adult males of the nominate subspecies have conspicuous yellow faces and underparts. Females are duller and streaked, and other subspecies also differ in color.
It may gather in flocks outside the breeding season and feeds on seeds, flowers, nectar, and insects on the ground and among vegetation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.