This subtly colored bird lives in the lower levels of tropical forest. Its white throat and brown breast stand out, and it often keeps out of sight.
The head and back are reddish brown, with a white throat and a pale brown breast. Its overall plumage is not conspicuous.
It uses the understory of lowland and mid-elevation rainforest and may occur alone, in pairs, or in small groups. It searches near the ground for small invertebrates and moves through cover.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.