This fruiteater occurs in Andean forest from southern Colombia through Ecuador to northern Peru. It eats mainly fruit and forages in the lower and middle forest levels.
The guide describes males with a black chest. Females have a green head and back and barred yellow-green underparts; the bill is red-orange and the eye pale yellow.
It is mainly frugivorous and moves slowly while foraging in the understory and subcanopy. Pairs and family groups of up to about six are reported.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.