This ground-dwelling antpitta is recorded in the Andean foothills of Colombia and Ecuador, where it uses dense undergrowth in wet forest.
The crown and nape are gray. A broad whitish stripe runs from the lores along the cheek, edged by a fine dark line. The back is olive-brown, and the ochre underparts have a spotted breast.
It eats insects, millipedes and earthworms, and may also catch frogs. It builds a cup nest of leaves and rootlets above the ground in branches or tangled growth; both parents incubate.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.