The Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner occurs in lowland forests from Colombia to Bolivia. It forages in the understory of young floodplain forest; the Peru Aves account also associates it with Guadua bamboo in southeastern Peru.
It is rufous brown with a brighter rufous tail and a tawny throat. The iris is described as reddish orange.
It forages in the understory of young floodplain forest. The account also reports an association with Guadua bamboo in southeastern Peru.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.