A brush-finch known from a very restricted area of humid montane forest on the eastern Andean slope in Peru. Its ecology is poorly known.
The upperparts, tail, and sides of the head are blackish; the crown and nape are rich rufous. The throat is yellow, grading to yellow-green toward the belly.
It is known from humid montane forest on the eastern Andean slope at about 2,500–3,500 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.