This antthrush walks along the forest floor. It has a long rufous-brown tail and is recorded in highland forest and scrub of southeastern Brazil.
The back and tail are reddish brown. It has a small black bill, an unspotted throat, heavily streaked sides, and a long tail without a pale tip.
It walks in a rail-like manner along the forest floor. The regional account places it in high mountain forest and scrub.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.