The Bay-crowned Brush Finch occurs along the western Andes of southern Ecuador and north-western Peru. Its grey plumage is marked by a rufous crown and pale throat; it forages in montane scrub, dwarf forest, and forest edges.
The body is mainly grey, with a rufous crown and nape, white throat, and black cheek stripe.
It forages in montane scrub, dwarf forest, and forest edges.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.