A small finch that stays year-round in southern Europe and visits northern Europe in summer. It uses open landscapes with scattered trees.
It has a short, thick bill. Males have a bright yellow head and breast; females are greener, and juveniles are brown without yellow.
Outside the breeding season it may join flocks with other finches and buntings. It feeds mainly on seeds on the ground or among grasses, and also eats insects in summer.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.