This grackle occurs in southeastern Venezuela, northern Guyana, and far northern Brazil. Its long tail and golden wing tufts are distinctive, although the tufts can be hidden when the wings are closed.
It has black plumage and a long tail. Golden tufts on the wings can be hidden when the wings are closed.
It inhabits humid forests on tepuis, including cloud and elfin forests, and is found in flocks in the mid-story.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.