It occurs in scrub and open woodland on sandy soils from the Guianas to the northern Amazon. It is usually solitary and searches low vegetation for small fruits and insects.
The sexes are alike. It has olive-green upperparts, a golden-yellow stripe along the crown extending to the nape, and a yellow lower breast and belly.
It searches low vegetation for small fruit and insects. A displaying male raises and spreads its crown feathers, makes short leaps, and calls.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.