This small bird has a gray head, dark gray tail, and cinnamon rump. It lives in Australia's dry inland scrub and builds a globular nest from grass stems and spider web.
This very small bird has a gray cap and nape, dark gray wings, and a darker tail with a narrow pale tip. The rump is cinnamon, the underparts creamy white, and the cheeks are pale with gray specks.
Its nest is globular, with an elongated, pointed top. A historical account describes old grass stems woven with spider web; the upper part is thin and the lower part more closely built.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.