A ground-foraging bird restricted to a part of central Peru at 4,000–4,900 m. In flight, a dark band shows across its pale tail.
About 16.5 cm long, it has brown upperparts and crown, buff sides to the face and forehead, and pale underparts. Its pale-buff tail has a broad dark terminal band that is conspicuous in flight.
It forages on the ground among short grass and scattered boulders.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.