A ground-dwelling sparrow of western Mexico, occurring in dry scrub and open woodland.
It has a dark forehead, grey forecrown, and rusty crown and nape. The upperparts are olive, the underparts pale, with a dark breast spot.
It uses dry thorn scrub, upland shrubland, and oak woodland, foraging near the ground for seeds and arthropods.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.