A terrestrial antpitta of the high Andes in Peru and Bolivia. It uses Polylepis woodland and nearby scrub, watching for insects from raised perches.
About 16.5 cm long, with olive-brown upperparts and whitish underparts marked by brown and dusky streaks, scales, and scallops. The andicolus subspecies has a streaked back.
It is reported in Polylepis forest and adjacent scrub at about 3,000–4,600 m. It waits on elevated perches and scans for insect prey. The cited regional account describes it as generally uncommon in suitable habitat.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.