The Mexican Yellow Grosbeak occurs in Mexico and Guatemala. A research paper describes it from open, dry forest at elevations of 300–1,850 m.
The head and chest are yellow, the wings are black, and the black tail has a few white spots. The large, thick bill is also distinctive.
The habitat cited in the paper is open, dry forest at 300–1,850 m. The paper's own study site was dry forest in a protected area in Guatemala at 310–950 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.