This large cotinga inhabits humid montane forest on the eastern Andean slope. The Peruvian account describes it moving alone in the canopy.
It is black with a bright orange throat and breast. In males, the orange grades down across the belly.
It moves alone in the canopy of humid montane forest. The Peru Aves account covers eastern-slope records at about 1,100–2,100 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.