A foliage-gleaner that searches for small invertebrates in trees in humid lowland forest. Records extend to 1,300 m.
About 16–17 cm long. The upperparts are olive, with an ochraceous eye-ring; the face, throat and underparts are buff-yellow, and the tail is rufous.
It moves among branches and leaves while gleaning insects and other small invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.