The Three-banded Rosefinch is a long-tailed finch with white wing markings. The male is dark pink, while the female is mainly brown.
The male has peppery gray cheeks, white wing patches, and a dark pink crown, back, and breast. The female is mainly brown, with white wing slashes and buff wing-bars.
It breeds in forests with dense thickets, especially coniferous growth, at about 2,100–3,050 m. In winter it occurs at slightly lower elevations and forages on the ground or in low vegetation, usually in pairs or small flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.