It is black and white, with a dark brown-black band between the white throat and belly. It is patchily distributed in Amazonian lowlands and is described as generally rare in forest on poor soils such as sandy patches.
The plumage is black and white, with a dark brown-black chest band between the white throat and belly. There is a white neck band and no black stripe through the eye.
It is patchily distributed in Amazonian lowlands. The account says it is generally rare in forest on poor soils, including sandy-soil patches.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.