The Western Striolated Puffbird ranges from western Amazonia into the Andean foothills. Its crown spots are concentrated toward the front, and it has a pale ochre nape collar.
In the original description, the front half of the crown feathers has conspicuous rufous edges, with fewer behind, and a pale ochre collar crosses the nape.
The Birds of Bolivia account places it in humid foothill forest and forest edges, where it often sits motionless on a branch. It gives occasional morning song in austral spring and summer.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.