Characterization: The plumage blends gray to olive, and the bird has a gray belly. It has two gray bars on its wings. Around the eye, which is large and dark, a clear area forms a kind of glasses, which calls attention. Small beak with a clear base, visible under exceptional lighting conditions. The tuft is kept low, without standing out, although adults have a clear area at the top of their heads.

Distribution: From Costa Rica to Missiones, in Argentina, and from Paraguay to Rio de Janeiro. It is not found only in the scrublands.

Habitat: Areas of new vegetation, copses, and savannas. In cities, it can be seen in parks, gardens, and wooded backyards.

Habits: This is a diurnal species that is most numerous in arid regions, where it lives in pairs and often accompanying mixed flocks. It hides in dense foliage at a medium height or in tree canopies, singing incessantly, and being heard more than seen.

Diet: Carnivorous, feeding on insects and their larvae.

Breeding: It lays 2 to 3 eggs in cup-shaped nests made out of grasses.

In the UFRA area: The species was broadly distributed, being seen particularly in exotic forests, wetlands with riparian forests, restored native forests, mixed forests in regeneration, native forests, drainage ditches, and forests in spontaneous regeneration. It is considered medially frequent, since it was seen 33 times in all surveys done.