This small finch occurs along montane forest edges and in alder groves in Bolivia and Argentina. The male is marked by a blue-gray face and a long rusty eyebrow.
It is about 13.5–14 cm long. The male has a blue-gray crown and face with a long rusty eyebrow.
It eats spiders, beetles and other small animals as well as fruit. Its nest is described as a half-sphere of lichen and fern fibres, usually with three eggs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.