A greenish bird of lowland forest from Panama to northwestern Ecuador. It has a broad, subtly hooked bill and lives in the forest understory.
It is 13–15 cm long, dull olive overall, with a slightly yellower throat and upper breast and a concealed yellow crown patch. The broad bill is subtly hooked at the tip.
It occurs singly, in pairs, or in small groups in the understory of mature lowland forest, often following mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.