The Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner is distributed in Costa Rica and Panama, the coastal highlands of Venezuela, Andean highlands from Colombia to Bolivia and in southern Brazil. It is found in humid and montane forest.  

The forehead and broad supercilium are buffy and contrast with the grey crown and stripe behind the eye. It is olive-brown above with rufous wings and tail. Underparts are buffy.

There are recordings on xeno-canto, a distribution map from NatureServe and additional information available via Avibase.