It is recorded in humid montane primary cloud forest in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. It searches the upper forest for small invertebrates.
A dark olive band runs from the lores to the ear-coverts. The cheeks and ear-coverts are ochre, the throat whitish, the breast ochre to yellow, and the abdomen cream to white.
It actively searches the canopy for invertebrates. It forages alone, in pairs, or in family groups after breeding, sometimes with other bird species.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.