It occurs in arid regions from central Peru to northern Chile, including riparian woodland and scrub near coastal wetlands.
Adult males are uniformly powder-grey with an orange bill and legs. Females are brown with a dusky bill.
It uses coastal riparian woodland and scrub and has also been recorded foraging in hedgerows in cultivated fields.
Juveniles are brown, with dusky streaks on the underparts.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.