Its grey to brown plumage is finely patterned with black and buff, and its large orange iris is conspicuous. It occurs in varied habitats in Central and South America and feeds on insects, especially around dawn and dusk.
Its plumage ranges from pale grey to brown and is finely patterned with black and buff. The iris is large and orange.
It is most active at dawn and dusk and eats insects. It lays a single egg in an unlined bowl on a tree stump; both adults incubate the egg and care for the chick.
In the urban area of Palmeiras de Goiás, Brazil, one white egg with dark red and brown markings was found in a cavity formed by decay at the base of a broken branch. No nest material lined the cavity.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.