Latitudinal range: 4.7° to 10.3°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (2), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2)

Found in 4 samples

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

Costa Rica: Savegre Lodge (primary forest), Savegre Lodge (secondary forest), Monteverde

See also Thripadectes holostictus, Thripadectes rufobrunneus