This thrush is noted for its black bill. Its chest markings vary, and in northern and western Bolivia it uses forest edges, riverside woods, the ground and trees.
The bill is black and the throat is streaked. The white band across the chest varies in how clearly it shows.
It forages alone in humid forest edges, secondary woodland, riverside forest and village areas, both on the ground and in trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.