A furnariid of Peru's western Andean slope, using open areas with shrubs and cacti. Some populations also occur in low-elevation lomas.
It has brown upperparts, a pale eyebrow and a straight dusky bill. The underparts are whitish-buff; an orange chin patch varies and may be absent.
It forages in mixed shrub and cactus habitat on the western Andean slope. The account also notes lowland records in coastal lomas.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.