Campo Troupials occur in northeastern Brazil, extending south to Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. Adults have orange, black, and white plumage; juveniles are duller, with brownish-black areas and pale orange-yellow underparts. They may use domed stick nests built by other birds.
Adults show orange, black, and white plumage. Males and females are similar in colour; juveniles have browner black areas and duller orange-yellow underparts.
It occupies the dry shrublands and tall cacti of the Caatinga, as well as forest edges, dry savanna, and open woodland. It may use abandoned or occupied domed stick nests built by other birds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.