This antpitta occurs in the Turimiquire and Paria mountains of northeastern Venezuela. It stays close to the ground in dense or more open undergrowth.
The back is olive-brown, the underparts yellow-brown with a white belly, and the crown grey. The sexes look similar.
It stays near the ground in dense or more open undergrowth. Oiseaux.net describes it as terrestrial and feeding on invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.