A bunting that stays on farmland in Britain year-round; males have a bright yellow head.
Males have a bright yellow head and underparts, a black-streaked brown back, and a chestnut rump. The cited account does not describe female plumage.
In Britain it remains on farms year-round, especially mixed and arable farms. It nests in thick hedges with ditches. Adults mainly eat seeds, while chicks take insects and spiders.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.