It has a high crest, and a broad white patch shows on the open wings in flight. It launches from a perch to catch flying insects and returns to a favored perch. A separate nest account has records from one area in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The WikiAves account notes a high crest and a broad white patch visible on the wings when they are open in flight.
It lives in highland fields and open areas, sallying from favored perches to catch insects in the air and then returning to those perches.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.