The Black-hooded Sierra Finch occurs in the central Andes. Males have a black hood and orange-rufous body, and forage on the ground in dry, sparse scrub.
The male has a black hood, grey wings and tail, and an orange-rufous body. Females are duller; juveniles are duller still and have a finely streaked throat.
It forages on the ground in sparse, dry scrub, sometimes in family groups and sometimes in mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.