This antpitta is known from the northern Western Andes of Colombia. It stays close to the ground in mountain forest, moving through dense bamboo and moss while searching the leaf litter for prey.
Its upperparts are brownish olive and its underparts light grey. The throat is brownish olive, and it lacks the brown breast band of the similar Brown-banded Antpitta.
It is usually encountered in pairs, though single birds are also recorded. It stays on or close to the ground in dense bamboo and moss, using its feet to move leaf litter and soil while searching for prey. Stomach contents contained insect remains, and earthworms were observed in its diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.