The Socotra Bunting is restricted to Socotra Island. Adults show a black-and-white striped head, chestnut wing coverts, and a richer cinnamon breast in breeding plumage.
Adults have a black-and-white striped head and a gray-brown mantle with dark streaks. The wing coverts are chestnut; the throat and belly are pale, while the breast is rich cinnamon during breeding and duller outside that season.
Field observations found birds feeding on the ground on rocky slopes with relatively lush vegetation. Male song and a female with a brood patch support a winter breeding season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.