This cotinga was recorded in mountain cloud forests in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A field report described calling males as similar to females but brighter, with a greyer face.
The field report said that calling males resembled females, but were brighter, especially with more grey on the face.
Fieldwork recorded birds in mountain cloud forest, including calling males. The report described their calls but did not observe lekking behavior.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.