This brushfinch occurs in Panama. The sexes have nearly identical plumage. It is often found at forest or scrub edges and may join mixed-species flocks.
The sexes are nearly alike in plumage. The bird is largely blackish with bright yellow thighs.
It occurs low in vegetation along forest and scrub edges and moves actively. The account reports it in mixed-species flocks rather than as very sociable within its own species.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.