This ovenbird occurs in seasonally flooded savannas and woodland in parts of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. It has mainly rufous-cinnamon plumage and a greyish crest.
The body is described as rufous to cinnamon, with a grey-tinged crest and yellow iris.
The primary paper places this species in seasonally flooded savannas and deciduous woodland while distinguishing it from the Caatinga form.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.