This tanager occurs in montane forest in southeastern Brazil. Its face, forehead and eyebrow are cinnamon-brown, while the head and back are greyer brown.
The head, nape, back and rump are greyish brown. The face, forehead and eyebrow are cinnamon-colored, a dark line runs from the eye toward the nape, and the bill is thick and dark.
It is reported in the canopy of Atlantic evergreen forest, often in pairs or small groups, eating insects and some fruit.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.