The Peru account describes this cacique in montane forest on the eastern Andes. It reports a yellow wing patch north of Junín and a yellow rump in southern populations.
The account reports a broad yellow wing patch in Peruvian birds north of Junín. Birds south of Junín are described as black with a yellow rump.
Peru Aves describes the species as uncommon in places in montane forest on the eastern Andean slope.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.