Latitudinal range: -35.4° to 10.4°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2), temperate savanna (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (1)

Found in 5 samples

Brazil: Serra da Canastra National Park

Chile: Maule Region

Ecuador: Podocarpus National Park

Peru: Cachil Valley

Venezuela: Pico Guacamaya

See also Scytalopus caracae, Scytalopus fuscus, Scytalopus latrans, Scytalopus novacapitalis, Scytalopus robbinsi, Scytalopus sp., Scytalopus unicolor