The Rufous-fronted Antthrush walks along the forest floor in southeastern Peru. Its olive-brown head and back contrast with a bright rufous forehead.
The head and back are olive-brown, the forehead is bright rufous, and the underparts are gray. The account also describes it walking with its tail raised.
In southeastern Peruvian floodplain forest, it forages on foot in dense vegetation and transition scrub among bamboo or Heliconia stands.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.