This small antwren inhabits riverside vine tangles and seasonally flooded forest. It gleans insects from leaves and is listed in a Smithsonian field checklist for Guyana.
Males are black-and-white, while females have a burnt-orange head and breast.
Usually found in pairs, it climbs through vines and gleans insects from leaves. Its listed habitats include riverside vine tangles and seasonally flooded forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.