The species is common in Panama and uses gardens, shrubby clearings, second-growth woodland, and forest edges. It moves between trees while searching for fruit and insects.
The plumage is mostly pale grayish blue, with a darker blue back. The wing coverts are darker still, while the wing edges and tail are bright blue. The Bocas del Toro population is described as darker below.
It actively forages from tree to tree for fruit and insects. The STRI account describes it as a familiar, noisy bird in Panama.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.