A grey antbird with a conspicuous white patch between the shoulders. It searches for small prey in dense lowland forest undergrowth.
It has a dark grey crown and upperparts, a white patch between the shoulders, blackish-grey wings and tail, and grey underparts.
It lives in the understorey of dense lowland forest, hopping about as it scavenges for insects, spiders and moths.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.