The Blue-and-black Tanager ranges along the Andes from Venezuela to Bolivia. It is mostly blue with black wings and tail and occurs in Andean scrub and elfin forest edges.
It is mostly blue with black wings and tail. In the subspecies atrocoerulea treated by Peru Aves, the mantle is black and the blue plumage has dusky speckling.
It is recorded in Andean scrub, elfin forest and forest edges. Peru Aves gives a mountain range extending from Venezuela to Bolivia.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.