This western Amazonian thrush was described as a distinct species in 2011. It is associated mainly with várzea forest along large tributaries of the upper Amazon and Solimões system.
The described specimen has rich rufous-brown head and back, a contrasting grayish-brown tail, and a warm buffy-white throat streaked with dusky brown; the breast is warm brown.
Records place it on low branches over flooded forest and on damp leaf litter at swamp edges. Diet evidence is sparse: one stomach contained fruit pulp and seeds, and two birds were seen eating small palm fruits.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.