Its lower parts are pale buffish to whitish and heavily barred with black.

[4] Like other tinamous, the quebracho crested tinamou eats fruit off the ground or low-lying bushes.

They also eat small amounts of invertebrates, flower buds, tender leaves, seeds, and roots.

The nest is located on the ground in dense brush or between raised root buttresses.

[6] The IUCN list this species as least concern,[1] with an occurrence range of 290,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi).