The White-faced Whitestart lives in humid montane forest and forest edges on the tepuis of southern Venezuela. Its white face contrasts with an orange-yellow throat and belly.
The sexes are alike. It has a black forehead and crown, a contrasting white face, slate-grey upperparts, and a black tail with white outer feathers. The throat and underparts are deep orange-yellow.
It has been recorded in humid montane forest and along forest edges on the tepuis of southern Venezuela, from 900 to 2250 m elevation.
The feathers covering the underside of the tail base are white.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.