This cinclodes occurs in Chile and Argentina. Its brown body has fine barring, a white eyebrow and throat, and a cinnamon wing bar that is easier to see in flight. It searches for small aquatic prey around rivers, wetlands, and mountain valleys.
The brown breast and belly are finely barred, with a white eyebrow and throat. A cinnamon wing bar becomes more visible in flight.
It uses wetlands, forest edges, riverbanks, and mountain valleys, where it feeds on aquatic insects and other small prey. Birds at high elevations may move downslope in winter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.