The Bush Petronia is a small bird whose male has a gray crown and a russet brow stripe. It feeds on seeds on the ground in dry savanna and scrub.
Males have a gray crown, a russet stripe above the eye, and a pale throat. Females have a browner crown and visible dark streaks on the back.
It is active by day and picks up small seeds from the ground. In dry savanna and shrubland it is seen alone, in pairs, or in small flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.