This ovenbird searches for food as it moves along trunks and branches in the forest canopy. The Peru account records it in eastern Andean forests and southeastern lowlands.
The head, back, and underparts have buff streaks. A pale eyebrow and white stripe below the eye frame a short bill with a strongly upturned tip.
It creeps in different directions along trunks and branches in the canopy while searching for food. The account does not identify its prey, so this describes its foraging movement only.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.