It lives in secondary lowland forest along rivers from central Panama through northern South America. Pairs sing duets, and the birds search the understory for terrestrial invertebrates.
The Cornell Lab overview describes its appearance as nondescript. The consulted text does not give a more detailed color description.
Pairs sing duets, and young may remain with their parents for about ten months after fledging. The birds forage in the understory for terrestrial invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.