This wren lives in humid montane forest in Peru's eastern Andes. It is reported in mixed-species flocks in the canopy and subcanopy.
At about 12 cm, it has grey upperparts, a long black-barred tail, fine streaking on the sides of the head, white underparts and barred undertail coverts.
In Peru it occurs in humid montane forest at about 750–1,800 m, using the canopy and subcanopy and joining mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.