It is marked by a long red bill, a gray breast, and fine white bars. It hides in thick wetland and grassland vegetation, appearing briefly at its edges.
Adults have a red bill, a chestnut head, and a slate-gray breast, with fine white bars on the back and belly.
It skulks in thick vegetation in freshwater wetlands and grasslands, appearing briefly at the edges.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.