This finch is found in puna grassland and stony scrub of the high Andes. Both sexes are greenish yellow, while females average slightly duller.
Both sexes are bright greenish yellow overall, with females averaging slightly duller; the bill is relatively stout and grayish.
It occurs in puna grassland, stony plains with shrubs, villages, and bogs, and often feeds on the ground in flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.