It occurs in the high Andes at 3,200–4,800 m; the same source also reports it from Bolivia and Chile.
The crown and mantle are gray without rufous or brown. The underparts are whitish, and a white supercilium runs from the bill base slightly beyond the eye. Wing feathers are narrowly edged with whitish.
It forages in open grassland, including grassland with sparse shrubs and short scrub.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.