This nunlet is recognized by its rufous cap and grey sides of the head. It occurs in humid lowland forest and may remain motionless on a branch for long periods.
It has a rufous cap, with grey sides of the head and grey upper breast. CORBIDI lists this color pattern as a distinctive adult feature.
It occurs in humid lowland forest and forest edges and can perch motionless on branches for long periods. Species-profile data describe it as an invertebrate feeder that searches near the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.