Foothill Schiffornis

The foothill schiffornis is 15.5 to 17.3 cm (6.1 to 6.8 in) long and weighs 28.5 to 31 g (1.0 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an indistinct pale ring around the eye on an otherwise dark brownish olive face. Their upperparts and tail are dark brownish olive with a bronzy cast. Their wings are a warmer brown. Their throat and breast are brown with a golden tinge and their belly and vent grayish olive. They have a dark iris.

The foothill schiffornis is found primarily along the eastern slope of the Andes of Ecuador. Its range extends somewhat to the south into northern Peru and there is a single record from far southwestern Colombia. It inhabits the understory of primary and mature secondary forest. In elevation it ranges between 900 and 1,700 m (3,000 and 5,600 ft) in Ecuador; the Colombian record was at 1,200 m (3,900 ft).

The foothill schiffornis feeds on fruits and insects, though details are lacking. It only rarely joins mixed-species feeding flocks. It forages mostly in the forests's understory and takes food from vegetation or in mid-air with short sallies from a perch.