Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Little Inca Finch is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
not seen Little Inca Finch yet we’ll for sure see it here. Then, on to an area of rice fields to look for Spotted Rail and Paint-billed Crake. We'll drive during the heat of the day with a brief stop along the Maranon river, where we can see some Amazonian species such as Yellow-billed Tern and Pied Lapwing. The riverine scrub should hold White-lined Tanager. More