An older page uses the combination Laniisoma elegans buckleyi for the Andean population. In its 2023 taxonomy, eBird treats Andean Laniisoma L. buckleyi as separate from Brazilian Laniisoma. The Andean male has an all-yellow breast, and the female lacks a black cap.
The Andean male has an all-yellow breast rather than the black-scaled band of the Brazilian relative. The female lacks a black cap, leaving the crown close in color to the upperparts.
The source describes it as a bird of humid Andean forests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.