It is active by day in open woodland and the Chaco, where it searches the ground for invertebrates. Its body is about 29–35 cm long.
The listed body length is 29–35 cm and the listed weight is about 93 g.
It is active by day in open woodland and Chaco habitat. The species data describe it as searching for invertebrates on the ground.
At Ñacuñán in Argentina, it nested in a cavity in a dry palm trunk, lining the base with eucalyptus leaves.
The four clutches checked at Ñacuñán each contained three white eggs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.