In the lineata form described by Peru Aves, males are black and blue, while females are olive and grey. It forages in the canopy of mature forest and may join mixed-species flocks.
The male has a black forehead, face sides, upperparts, and tail, with a blue crown, throat, and underparts and a white centre to the belly. The female has olive upperparts, grey underparts, and a dull golden-yellow iris.
It forages in the canopy of mature forest and often joins mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.