This wren is known from the dry Cauca River canyon in northwestern Colombia. Its description paper records small patches of semideciduous forest and dry scrub, often along watercourses, and calls it uncommon within its range.
The upperparts are pale cinnamon-brown, with fine black barring on the wings and tail. Its white eyebrow is narrower than in a close relative, and the cheek streaks are blurry brown rather than sharply black. The underparts are whitish with a pale brown wash; the flanks are dull brown without rufous tones.
The description records songs and calls from males and females. Birds were often found in vegetation along watercourses, in a patchwork of semideciduous forest and dry scrub. The authors describe the species as uncommon within its range and report that population ecology had not been studied.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.