The Foothill Schiffornis is recorded in montane forest in northeastern Peru along the Andean foothills. Its regional account describes a narrow core area and notes more recent records farther south in Amazonas.
About 16 cm long, it is olive-grey with brown on the throat and crown.
It occurs in eastern Andean montane forest at about 900–1,700 m, using the understory and often perching on vertical stems.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.