A tanager of humid forest on the eastern Andean slope. It is recorded in the canopy and middle levels, both in pairs and mixed flocks.
About 13 cm long. The male has a black head, underparts and tail, with straw-colored back and rump and a green-blue throat. The female is mainly green and yellow, with a bluish-brown crown.
It forages in the canopy and middle levels and has been recorded in pairs and mixed flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.