This small antwren lives in the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil. Both sexes have grey underparts, rufescent-brown upperparts and a black throat spotted with white. It forages low in dense vegetation.
Both sexes have grey underparts, rufescent-brown upperparts and flanks, and a black throat with white spots. The wings have two pale bars. The wrist patch is white in males and buff in females.
It is reported in pairs or small family groups, foraging near the ground in dense vegetation, especially shaded mountain ravines and slow-flowing lowland streams. Its diet is classified as invertebrate prey.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.