It occurs along the Caribbean slope from southern Mexico to north-western Panama. A study in Costa Rica found six nests in earth banks beside forest trails; each nest was at the end of a tunnel with a stick platform inside.
Ridgway's description of Mexican specimens notes a buff stripe above the eye and a buff throat, with a crown so dark brown it is nearly sooty.
The six nests found at El Copal Reserve in Costa Rica were in earth banks beside forest trails. Each nest platform lay at the end of a tunnel.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.