This small tanager occurs in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil, along rivers and in coastal wetlands. Adults are bluish grey with a reddish iris.
Adults are bluish grey with a reddish iris and pink legs. Juveniles are yellowish olive and look different from adults.
In northern Peru, pairs forage in young second growth along river edges and islands. A Brazilian university account reports small groups or pairs inside mangroves, feeding on small fruits and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.