This small tanager lives in the mountains of southeastern Brazil. It uses forest edges and bamboo patches, eating insects, fruit, and seeds.
The upperparts are dark grey-brown, the breast is buff, and the flanks are reddish brown. The outer tail feathers have white areas.
It uses edges of montane Atlantic Forest and bamboo stands. Its diet includes insects, fruit, and seeds; it makes greater use of fruit and seeds when bamboo is fruiting.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.