The sexes have different plumage. Males have a dark crown and tail, while females have a chestnut head and gray back. A 2019 report describes it as locally common in Paraguay’s drier Chaco.
Males are brownish gray with a blackish crown, gray bars on brown wings, and a black tail. Females have a chestnut head, gray back, and pale underparts streaked with gray.
A 2019 Paraguay report found it locally common in the drier parts of the Chaco and described it as partly resident.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.