This hermit was documented in lowland forest studies in Bolivia. It foraged in low vegetation, and researchers recorded it taking insects from foliage in the dry season.
The report of the first Paraguayan record described the observed bird as smaller, shorter-tailed, and duller than the Planalto Hermit, but with a darker throat.
In Bolivian lowland forest studies, it perched in low herbs and shrubs; observers recorded it taking insects from vegetation in the dry season.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.