This tinamou is recorded in dry and regenerating forests on Costa Rica's North Pacific side. It searches on the ground for seeds, fruit, insects, and small frogs.
Its body has black and ochre barring, and its legs are pink. The account says males have a more cinnamon-colored, less barred breast than females.
It forages on the ground for seeds, fruit, insects, and small frogs. The account says the sexes have similar plumage, with females larger.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.