This antbird forages in scrub and hedgerows left among pastureland. In Peru, the Aves de Perú account reports records from Pampa del Heath and Pampa Juliaca in Puno.
It is about 12.5 cm long. The male has grey upperparts, black wing coverts edged in white, white wing bars and a black underside bordered with white. The brown to rufous female has a long, white-spotted graduated tail.
It forages in hedgerows and scrub islands in pasture, as well as other scrubby growth. The account describes feeding in low vegetation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.