The Double-collared Seedeater occurs at forest edges, in scrub, and near farmland. Males have a black face and double collar, while females are brown.
The male has a gray back, black face and collar, white underparts, and a yellow bill. The female is mostly brown and has a two-toned bill.
It lives at forest edges, in scrub, and around agricultural land.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.