Characterization: Species measuring about 15.5cm; it has a rufous wing, reddish cap, and a gray forehead.

Distribution: Very broad distribution in South America. In Brazil in the Mato Grosso Savanna, in Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Paraná. In the Northeast, in the states of Ceará, Alagoas, and Bahia, in the Amazon in the plains of Peru and west of the Brazilian Amazon, in addition to Bolivia.

Habitat: It lives in dense, shrubby areas, especially along the river.

Habits: This bird lives in pairs in flooded prairies, savanna fields, and Kermes oak woods near sources of water.

Diet: An insectivore, but other arthropods, mollusks, and invertebrates in general are also part of its diet.

Breeding: They build crooked or spherical-shaped nests out of sticks and usually put snake skins on the entire structure to ward off predators. These nests are often occupied by other vertebrates and invertebrates.

In the UFRA area: This species of bird was not spotted frequently and is considered rare, because it was only seen once. It occurred most often in fields in regeneration.