[2] The Cundinamarca antpitta was first discovered by Peter Kaestner, an American diplomat and amateur ornithologist who later became the first birder to see 10,000 bird species anywhere in the world.

[1][7][8] It inhabits humid montane forest and mature secondary woodland, where it greatly favors dense vegetation in the understorey.

[1] The Cundinamarca antpitta's diet has not been detailed but is known to include insects (adult and larval), spiders, and probably earthworms.

It hops and then pauses to probe the soil and move leaves to find prey, and seldom flies more than a few meters.

[3][7] "[W]ithin its dense habitat, the bird is not particularly shy, and may approach a motionless observer closely",[3] which hints that it might forage in the wake of forest mammals such as tapirs.

"The species is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat, mainly as a consequence of logging, clearance for small-scale agriculture and grazing by goats.

"However, selective logging may even favour the species, in contrast to clear-cutting, which is clearly a threat and has generally occurred up to altitudes of 1,500-2,000 m on the east slope."

"[1] The Chingaza National Natural Park does host the Cundinamarca antpitta "but further protected areas will be crucial for the species' conservation and survival".

[7] Such a protected area, called Reserva Natural Refugio Tototoi, was created in 2023 by a partnership of the American Bird Conservancy, two Colombian non-governmental bodies, and a local family whose land adjoins the preserve.