A grey head, dark back and wings barred with white, and a white rump help identify it. In northwestern Patagonia, it searches for ants on the ground and also uses tree trunks.
The crown and nape are grey. The dark back and wings have white bars, the rump is white, and the body has ochre and black markings.
In northwestern Patagonia it searches for ants on the ground, climbs tree trunks for food, and nests in tree cavities that it enlarges itself.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.