This tanager lives in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Adults have a red throat and yellow eyes, and small groups forage on moss- and lichen-covered branches in the canopy.
Adults combine black, gray, and white plumage with a bright red throat and yellow eyes.
Small groups move through the upper forest and search moss- and lichen-covered branches for insects, spiders, and other arthropods.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.