The Chestnut-belted Gnateater searches for food near the ground in tropical forest. Males have a black face and chestnut breast, while females are more subdued.
Males have a black head, face, and sides of the throat, a white post-ocular line, and a chestnut breast band. Females are paler and lack the bold black head pattern and breast band.
It forages on or near the ground in the understory of terra firme forest. It has a rounded body, short tail, and long legs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.