Characterization: Small species measuring about 11.5cm in length. Flashy and with blunt, black beak, this bird has plumage with a complex black and white or black and yellowish-cinnamon pattern, a black head top and sides with two small upper and white infraocular stains (as well as on the neck) and black anterior back, wings and tail. The rest of the plumage may be both almost pure white as well a strong cinnamon color. 

Distribution: Brazil, from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul, Goiás, Mato Grosso, and also in Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina.

Habitat: Overgrown marshes.

Habits: A diurnal species, this bird sleeps in high grasslands, tibia plants, and sugarcane fields.

Diet: Herbivorous, essentially a granivore, feeding on seeds.

Breeding: This bird lays 2-3 eggs in a scraggly nest made in the shape of an open bowl.

In the UFRA area: In the studies carried out in the UFRA fields, it had a restricted spatial distribution, being found only in the wetlands with herbaceous plants. The species is considered rare in these areas, since it was only spotted 2 times.