A study of the western Mexican subspecies griseoventer describes males displaying at leks in the forest understory, where females visit and choose a mate.
A species-level identification account describes greenish-brown upperparts, gray or brown underparts, and dark ear-coverts.
Leks of subspecies griseoventer were observed in the understory of tropical dry forest and subtropical moist lowland forest in western Mexico. Males called from perches and moved their tails or hovered before females. Females chose mates and provided parental care.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.