This foliage-gleaner occurs in the Amazon Basin and adjoining foothills. The individual pictured in the species account is of unknown sex and shows an olive-brown back and rufous tail.
The individual pictured by Peru Aves is of unknown sex. It has an olive-brown crown, back, and wings, a rufous tail, and a pale throat.
In a survey at Alta Floresta, Brazil, it was recorded in understory mixed-species flocks led by Thamnomanes. Most foraging observations were 1–5 m above ground, in small palms, vine tangles, and dead leaves trapped at branch forks. This is a local study record.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.