Latitudinal range: -4.3° to 10.5°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Found in 4 samples

Colombia: Otún-Quimbaya Flora and Fauna Sanctuary (secondary forest)

Ecuador: Podocarpus National Park

Venezuela: Pico Guacamaya, Instituto de Biología Experimental (wet season)

See also Grallaricula cucullata, Grallaricula ferrugineipectus, Grallaricula loricata, Grallaricula nana