This small bird has a long white eyebrow and rufous underparts. Its range is restricted to the Mérida Andes of western Venezuela. It forages near the ground in high-elevation cloud and elfin forests.
Males and females have similar plumage. The crown, nape, and sides of the head are black, with a long white supercilium; the back is slaty and the underparts are rufous.
It mainly inhabits high-elevation cloud and elfin forest and forages for insects and berries on or near the ground. It has also been recorded close to bamboo.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.