 It is easily distinguished from its relatives by its small size and distinctive bill.The wedge-billed woodcreeper is typically 14–15 cm long, and weighs 14–16.5 g. It has brown upperparts, with fine streaking on the head sides, a buff supercilium, and a chestnut rump, wings and tail.The throat is buff, and the rest of the underparts are brown spotted with buff chevrons, most heavily on the breast.