It is found in much of the Amazon Basin, in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

[2] It was formerly considered a subspecies of blue-black grosbeak (Cyanoloxia cyanoides) and following 2014 and 2016 publications it was elevated to species status.

Its forecrown and part of the wings are light blue and the underparts are blackish on the belly.

[3] Little is known about the Amazonian grosbeak's feeding behavior and diet, though it appears to eat mostly seeds and fruit with some insects as well.

"In the longer term, however, Amazonian Grosbeak potentially is vulnerable to widespread habitat loss.