This antpitta occurs south of the Amazon River in Brazil. A field account describes grayer flanks, a browner and less olive back, and shorter streaks than in a close relative.
Compared with the related Myrmothera campanisona, its flanks are grayer, its back is browner and less olive, and its streaks are shorter.
The species page summarizes forest and dense habitats and classifies the bird as an invertebrate eater.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.