[3] In 2016 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) recognized it as a separate species, the northern tawny antpitta.

[4] The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognized it in July 2023 with the name Boyaca antpitta.

[5] The Clements taxonomy recognized the new species with that name in October 2023 and HBW adopted the IOC name in December 2023.

The center of their belly is whitish, their flanks paler than their breast, and their undertail coverts a richer rufescent tawny.

[9][10] The Boyaca antpitta is found on the spine of Colombia's Eastern Andes in Santander, Boyacá, and Cundinamarca departments and the Capital District.

It primarily inhabits the páramo and nearby montane forest but can be found in almost any open landscape within its elevational range.

[9] The Boyaca antpitta's diet is not well documented but it is assumed to feed on a variety of insects and other invertebrates.

Its nest, eggs, and breeding behavior are assumed to be similar to those of its former parent tawny antpitta, which see here.