This finch occurs in the west-central Bolivian Andes. A research paper gives an elevational range of about 1,600–3,000 m and describes its plumage as gray, white, and rufous.
Its plumage combines gray, white, and rufous. The paper's table gives this broad color description but does not detail sex-specific plumage.
It is diurnal and sedentary, using semi-open habitat with scrub or low woodland. The account classifies its diet as omnivorous.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.