This antthrush lives on the forest floor. It is often seen with its tail cocked while turning leaves to search for food.
It has a black face and throat, often holds its tail cocked, and shows a rufous vent and undertail area.
It forages alone on the forest floor, flipping dead leaves with its bill in search of prey. The Bolivia account records it in Amazonian lowland forest, foothill and Yungas forest, and northern Chiquitano forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.