The Hooded Antpitta is a small bird with a reddish-brown head and orange bill. It occurs in scattered, limited mountain forest areas of Colombia and Venezuela.
The head and nape are reddish brown, and the bill is orange. The back and tail are dark olive-brown; the chest and belly are pale yellowish, with a white spot low on the throat.
It inhabits Andean rain forest. The account gives an elevation range of about 1,800–2,135 m for these forests.
The flanks are greyish olive.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.