This thrush occurs widely in South America. An island study by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro reports it in lowlands during the coldest months and conspicuous near mountaintops in spring and summer on Bom Jesus Island.
Males are described as grey and black with a bright yellow bill and legs; females are brown.
On Bom Jesus Island it foraged in the lowlands during the coldest months and was conspicuous at mountaintops in spring and summer.
Its song is described as complex and incorporating vocalizations of other birds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.