It occurs in the western Andes of Colombia and Ecuador, joins mixed flocks, and uses fruit and insects. Males may sing in clustered territories along ridges.
A regional account describes the Colombian form with a dark head, gray-brown upperparts, darker underparts, and yellowish-white iris.
A southwestern Colombian study recorded males singing in spaced groups along ridges, especially morning and late afternoon. Birds joined mixed flocks year-round, and males helped select nest sites and feed young.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.