This thrush has a disjunct range from northern South America through Peru to Brazil. In Peru it inhabits premontane forest and was recorded at Megantoni, Cusco, in 2022. Its body is ochraceous-brown, with a yellow bill, eye-ring, and legs.
Adults are mostly uniform ochraceous-fawn, with subtle tonal differences from head to belly. The bill, orbital ring, and legs are yellowish.
The paper describes the species as inhabiting premontane forest in Peru and reports a 2022 record from that habitat at Megantoni, Cusco.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.