The Birds of Bolivia account describes males with a white iris and black plumage, while females are warmer brown with a dark bill. It places the species at the edges of cloud forest on the eastern Andes.
Adult males have a white iris and glossy black plumage. Females are warmer brown with a dark bill; the account notes no white eye-ring.
The account places it in humid cloud forest and forest edges on the eastern Andes. It is usually solitary and uses both trees and the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.