This antpitta occurs in the Andes from Colombia through Ecuador to northern Peru. Under the current treatment, Boyacá Antpitta and Atuen Antpitta, formerly included here, are separate species.
It is olive-brown above, with pale sides to the head, white lores and an eyering, buff-ochre underparts, and a white throat and belly.
It uses high-altitude scrub, hedgerows, and disturbed areas, and may hop or run.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.