Males are large cotingas with vivid red and black plumage. In northern Peruvian Amazon records, the birds forage at different heights in terra firme forest where fruit is available.
About 22.5 cm long. Males are bright red with black wings, mantle and throat. Females have a similar pattern, but the male’s black areas are brown.
It forages at different heights in terra firme forest where fruit is available. The primary field study in Loreto observed the birds in a small ridge area over a limited period, so those observations do not establish behaviour throughout the range.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.