The Striated Earthcreeper forages on or near the ground in rocky scrub on the western Andes of Peru. It occurs on high-elevation slopes.
The back, wings and tail are rufous; the grayish-white underparts have fine pale streaks. It has a long pale eyebrow and a slightly downcurved bill.
The account describes it searching on or close to the ground in rocky Andean scrub.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.