This rufous arboreal furnariid has a large upturned bill and a white throat. Records from inland Brazil describe birds probing under bark for small insects in Caatinga woodland and other dry forests.
It is a rufous arboreal furnariid with a large upturned bill. The identification account describes bright orange-rufous upperparts, buff underparts, and a white throat.
At Chapada do Araripe in Brazil, an observer saw a bird on branches about 3–5 m above ground, putting its bill under bark flakes and taking small insects. Other records came from Caatinga woodland and burnt low scrub.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.