This antbird forages in dense thickets and scrub along lowland Amazonian rivers. Males are dark, while females are rufous-brown above; both sexes have a white throat, pale wing bars, and red irises.
Males are blackish, while females are rufous-brown above. Both sexes have a white throat, white wing bars, and red irises.
It forages in dense vegetation along riverbanks and channels. The account includes records around Muyuna and the Tahuayo River in Loreto, Peru.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.