Northern Schiffornis ranges from Central America to northern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. The description here follows records of the rosenbergi subspecies in northwestern Peru and nearby Ecuador.
The rosenbergi subspecies described from northwestern Peru and nearby areas is olive-gray, with a brown tinge on the throat and crown.
The rosenbergi account records foraging in humid and semideciduous forest understory, where the bird often perches on vertical stems.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.