This treehunter lives in the understory of humid montane forest on the eastern Andes. Its head, back, and breast are densely streaked with rufous, and its tail is rufous.
The dusky head, mantle, and breast are heavily streaked with rufous. The underparts are rufous-brown with rufous streaking; the tail is rufous and the bill black.
It forages in the thick understory of humid montane forest.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.