The Tawny-throated Leaftosser lives in humid Central American forests, walking through leaf litter to find food. It has dark brown upperparts and a rusty throat extending onto the breast. It is seen alone or in pairs; local records describe a burrow nest near the ground.
The Central American species account describes dark brown upperparts and rusty color extending from the throat onto the breast; it reports little visible difference between the sexes.
It forages alone or in pairs on the floor of humid forest, turning leaf litter for food. Costa Rican breeding records describe a low burrow nest with two white eggs and a December–April breeding period.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.