This large tanager is recorded in humid montane forest of Peru's eastern Andes at about 3,000–3,600 m. Its blue crown and golden back and underparts stand out.
It is about 23 cm long, with a black hood extending to the chest, a blue crown, black wings and tail, and golden-yellow back and underparts. Fine reddish streaks cross the belly.
It occurs in humid montane and dwarf forest, where it is seen in family groups or mixed-species flocks. Its recorded elevations are about 3,000–3,600 m.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.