This small bird lives in high-Andean Polylepis woodland in Peru. Its rufous head, long white eyebrow, and black-checkered white throat are distinctive.
The forehead and crown are bright rufous. White and buff lines mark the dark face, and a long white eyebrow stands out. The white throat is checkered with black, contrasting with the grey underparts and white tips on the outer tail feathers.
It inhabits high-Andean Polylepis woodland, and insects are part of its diet.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.