This bird occurs in the high Andes along clear streams. It has white on the wings, throat, eyebrow, and outer tail feathers, and forages near shallow water and mud.
The Bolivia account notes broad, bright-white wing markings, a white throat and eyebrow, and white tips on the outer tail feathers.
It occurs along clear creeks and streams in open highland grassland, scrub, and woodland, and near lakes beside streams. It forages on dry ground, mud, and in shallow water.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.