The Ochre-breasted Brushfinch ranges from northern Venezuela into north-central Colombia. It uses montane forest understory and edges at about 1,000–3,500 m.
Its head and breast are rusty orange, the upperparts olive, and the belly yellowish. It often stays concealed in dense vegetation.
It is typically found in pairs in montane forest understory and along forest edges. It skulks in dense vegetation and can be difficult to see.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.