 Until recently, it was generally placed in the genus "Buarremon", while it occasionally has been placed in "Atlapetes".This is a common bird in the undergrowth of wet mountain forests, second growth, and ravines at from 900 m to 250 m altitude.The nest, built by the female, is a large cup of plant material placed less than 2.5 m up in a shrub or small tree in dense scrub or a ravine.