Males are conspicuously yellow with black wings. The species uses dry, semi-open country and forest edges, where it eats seeds, insects, and fruit.
Males are bright yellow from head to body, with black wings and tail marked by white patches. Females have a duller version of the pattern and dark streaks below.
It occurs in forest edges, scrub, and dry open places, as well as gardens and cultivated areas. Birds forage alone or in pairs in tree crowns, taking seeds, insects, and fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.