It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.

The lower breast and belly are bright yellow with a variable amount of black flecking on the sides and flanks.

The female is similar but browner and has yellow mottling on the upperside and dusky speckles on the underside.

P. a. crissalis differs mainly in having a yellow chin, throat, and upper breast where the other subspecies are black.

Evidence or proof of breeding such as adults with enlarged gonads, nests with eggs, and a fledged chick have been noted between November and January.

Nests are an open cup made of vine stalks and lined with fine fibers placed up to 3 m (9.8 ft) high in a shrub.