The Warsangli Linnet is restricted to mountains in northern Somalia. Adult males show a pale gray body, a white eyebrow, and a rufous rump; the species feeds on seeds in open, dry country.
The adult male is mainly pale gray, with a white supercilium and a rufous rump. It has a short conical bill and a slightly notched tail.
It is resident in open, dry mountain country, including scrub and degraded juniper woodland, and feeds on seeds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.