This wren lives in woodland and scrub in northwestern Costa Rica. Its rufous back and white eyebrow are distinctive; pairs place grass-and-root nests low in vegetation.
The back and tail are deep rufous, with a brown crown, white eyebrow and black bars on the wings and tail. The throat and centre of the underparts are whitish.
It uses evergreen and humid woodland and mangroves in northwestern Costa Rica. Pairs are resident; nests of grass, roots and fungal rhizomorphs were reported about 2–3 m above ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.