This finch is presented as an emblematic bird of Jordan. Females are brown, while males become pinkish in their second year, and the birds feed on seeds in rocky areas and wadis.
The female has brown plumage that blends with her surroundings. The male becomes pinkish in its second year.
It feeds on seeds and shoots in sparsely vegetated rocky areas and wadis. It is usually gregarious; in late winter and spring it breeds and nests near water.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.