This large cotinga searches for fruit in the canopy. A 1970 study in southern Guyana recorded males displaying at forest leks and feeding on fruit and insects.
The eBird account identifies broad wings, a burnt-orange body, and a very small head as distinguishing features.
During a January–April 1970 study in the Kanuku Mountains of southern Guyana, males displayed at forest leks. Three nests were found, each with one egg. Incubation lasted 26–27 days at one nest, and the fledging period was about 27 days. Males attending the lek ate fruit and insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.