This small bird inhabits humid forests on the eastern Andes from Colombia to northwestern Bolivia. It has olive upperparts and yellow lines at the sides of the throat; the gray below varies among subspecies.
It has olive upperparts, pale eyes, and yellow lines extending along the sides of the throat. The underparts range from gray to brownish gray among subspecies.
It uses humid montane forest rich in moss and epiphytes, forest edges, and streamside vegetation. It eats arthropods and small fruit, often in pairs or small mixed flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.