This finch occurs along the forest–steppe ecotone of northwestern Patagonia. Males show blue-gray and chestnut, while females are gray and olive.
Males have blue-gray heads, wings, and tails, chestnut on the back, and golden color on the rump, breast, and belly. Females have gray heads, wings, and tails with an olive back.
It eats seeds and is reported in humid forest and forest–steppe edge habitats. It can also occur in towns and residential areas.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.