This tanager lives in white-sand areas and low woodland in Amazonia. Males are mostly black with a small red-and-white shoulder patch; females are grayish brown and pale below.
Males are mostly black with a tiny red-and-white shoulder patch. Females are brownish gray above, have a dusky facial mask, and are grayish white below.
Pairs forage low down and often stay under cover. The account associates the species with white-sand enclaves and their stunted woodland.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.