Its green-yellow upperparts and pale underparts are barred in black. Males have a red mark below the eye; in females it is black.
The upperparts are green, somewhat yellow, with black bars; the buff or white underparts are also barred. The male has a red spot below the eye, while the female’s is black.
It eats ants and insect larvae, especially beetle larvae, as well as fruit. Its strong tail braces the body while it climbs, and it hammers logs to communicate.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.