This woodcreeper uses the lower and middle layers of humid montane forest. Its head, back, throat and breast are reddish olive, with beige scaling on the breast.
The head, mantle, throat and breast are reddish olive, with beige scaling on the breast. The wings and tail are rufous, and the bill is straight and black.
It forages in the lower and middle layers of humid montane forest, alone or with mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.