Males have a red head and throat, green back, and yellow belly; females have a yellow throat. It occurs in eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and western Brazil, using riverine vegetation and bamboo-rich secondary growth.
The male has olive-green upperparts, a yellow belly, and a red hood that extends onto the breast and back. The female has a yellow throat and breast.
It uses dense secondary growth, especially bamboo and areas near water, and is reported to give low hoots.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.