This furnariid inhabits humid Andean forests. White neck tufts and a rufous tail stand out, and it forages from the midstory to the canopy with mixed-species flocks.
It has streaks on the crown and back, long white tufts at the sides of the neck, and rufous feathers on the lower belly and tail.
It forages from the midstory to the canopy of humid montane forest and is often recorded with mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.