The rufous-vented tapaculo is long. Males weigh and females. Adults have a dark brownhead and back with a dark brown wash and the rump is dark reddish brown. The throat, breast, and belly are a palergray; flanks and ventarea are cinnamon with broad dark bars. The juvenile is brown above with faint bars and yellowbuff with dark bars below.
The rufous-vented tapaculo is found in the central Andes of Peru from southern Amazonassouth to Junín. There it inhabits the undergrowth of both primary and secondary humid forest. It ranges between elevations, but is usually found above and in a few locations as high as.
Behavior
No information has been published about the rufous-vented tapaculo's feeding or breeding phenologies. Its song is a single descending note repeated for several minutes .
Status
The IUCN has assessed the rufous-vented tapaculo as being of Least Concern. The species has a very large range, and though the population number has not been determined, it is believed to be fairly large and stable.