A broad buff eyebrow and rufous-brown upperparts mark this wren. It forages in humid montane forest and scrub in the Peruvian Andes, often with mixed-species flocks.
Its upperparts and tail are rufous-brown, with dusky bars on the flight feathers and tail. The throat and breast are light rufous, and a broad buff supercilium is conspicuous.
It forages in humid montane forest and scrub, often in mixed-species flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.