A blackbird that nests in freshwater wetlands during the breeding season. Males have glossy black plumage with a yellow head and chest; females are olive-brown with a faded yellow hood.
Males are glossy black with yellow from the head to the chest. Females have olive upperparts, a brown belly, and a fainter yellow hood.
During the breeding season it uses freshwater wetlands, where males build nests from emergent aquatic plants. Its food includes insects and seeds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.