The Chusquea Tapaculo is associated with dense stands of Chusquea bamboo. Its original description covered a population studied at 2,250–3,150 m in southeastern Ecuador.
Adults are mainly gray, with brown on the rear back, rump, wings, and tail. The lower belly is ochre-buff; some birds show silvery feather tips at the center of the belly, and flank barring varies.
The studied southeastern Ecuador population occurred at 2,250–3,150 m and was largely confined to dense Chusquea bamboo. Researchers distinguished it from S. spillmanni by voice and habitat, with genetic evidence also reported.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.