This ground antbird lives near the forest floor. In eastern Ecuador, adults were observed incubating two eggs in a nest built low among grasses.
The area in front of the eye is yellow-brown, with a small white spot behind it. The moustachial area is mottled brown and white. These marks describe the current species, with the Tapajos Antpitta treated separately.
In 2003 near Sani Isla in eastern Ecuador, a nest was found low in a grass clump beside a small creek. Both adults incubated the two eggs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.