This spinetail is endemic to Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Its reported range extends from Bahia to northeastern Paraná, and it moves in pairs in the canopy.
It is about 15 cm long. The forehead, back, and flanks are brown; the crown, wings, and tail are reddish brown; the throat is whitish and the lores are black.
Pairs forage in forest or garden canopies, sometimes in mixed flocks, taking prey from crevices, epiphytes, and tangled vegetation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.