This tanager occurs at edges of dry forest in the Yucatán region. Adult males have a rose-colored throat; females have yellow there instead.
The male has a rose throat and faded red on the crown, wings, and tail, with gray over the rest of the body. The female has yellow in place of the rose throat.
The local Xocén guide places the species along edges of mature dry forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.