This bird lives in humid forest from eastern Venezuela through the Guianas to northern Brazil. It is olive brown and often perches low.
It is about 17 cm long and around 32 g. The sexes look alike, with olive-brown plumage.
It forages in lower forest and shaded secondary woodland, perching low on branches or stems. It is usually seen alone and is not often reported in mixed flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.