This wren ranges across the southern Mexican plateau. Small family groups use semi-arid scrub and cactus-rich places near streams.
It has a dark chocolate crown, a rufous nape, a pale eyebrow, and a dark stripe through the eye.
It lives in small family groups and uses semi-arid scrub and cactus near streams. Its food includes insects, other small invertebrates, and cactus seeds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.