A small Andean bird found in forest canopy and high native scrub. Its glossy blue back contrasts with a black head and chest and rufous underparts.
It has a black head, throat, chest, wings, and tail, a glossy blue back, and rufous underparts. Its bill and legs are black.
It uses the middle and upper canopy of high Andean forest, forest edges, tall native scrub, and subpáramo. It eats insects and seeds, usually in pairs or small groups, and also joins mixed-species foraging flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.