A Mexican woodcreeper. The Sonora subspecies was described with grayer wing coverts; the species account lists pine and tropical deciduous forests among its habitats.
In the Sonora subspecies L. l. umbrosus, the crown, nape, upper back, and underparts were described as whiter; the wing coverts were grayer and the dark areas blacker.
The AOS species account lists pine-oak forest, pine forest, and tropical deciduous forest among its habitats.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.