Its rufous brow and underparts contrast with a gray back and a narrow wing bar. It searches for insects along high-Andean forest edges and occurs in Colombian mountain regions.
Its forehead, broad brow, sides of the head, and entire underside are rufous. The upperparts and eye stripe are gray; the wings and tail are darker gray. It has a narrow wing bar and cinnamon edges on the secondary feathers, while the bill and legs are blackish.
It occurs at high-Andean forest edges, in secondary vegetation, plantations, and shrubs. It mainly eats insects, sometimes takes nectar, and may be seen in pairs or mixed flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.