This small tyrannulet occurs in a restricted part of northern Peru. It forages in the canopy and subcanopy of humid forest and in secondary growth, sometimes alone.
Its head and back are gray-olive, with a white iris and a pale flesh-colored bill; the underside is yellowish.
It forages in the canopy and subcanopy of humid forest and in secondary growth; it is often alone.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.