The White-cheeked Cotinga has a black cap, white cheeks, dark spots and streaks, and a rusty central belly. It occurs on Peru's western Andean slope and forages in Polylepis woodland.
It has a black cap and white cheeks, with bold black spots and streaks above and below. The gray throat and breast grade into rusty color at the center of the belly, and the bill is pale silvery.
It forages in Polylepis woodland and associated vegetation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.