A bird of the middle and lower forest strata in Central America. Males have pale facial speckles and conspicuous white tufts along the cheeks.
The male has olive-brown upperparts, buff facial speckles and white malar tufts. Females are greyer and more contrasting; juveniles resemble females.
It occurs in middle and lower forest strata, shaded cacao plantations and old second growth, usually alone or in pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.