This plant-eating bird lives in southern South America. It eats leaves and fruit and also occurs in gardens and orchards. Records from southern Chile include spring and summer observations.
The male has bright red eyes and a brown forehead and head. The wings include white areas, and the tail is rufous.
It is herbivorous, eating leaves and fruit. In an observation on Isla Riesco in November, a pair fed on calafate flowers.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.