This shy forest robin forages near the ground in dense cover. Males are blue, females brown, and both have white patches near the base of the tail.
The male is dark blue with pale-blue areas on the forehead and shoulder and white patches at the tail base. The female is brown and also has white tail-base patches.
It keeps to dense forest cover and forages close to the ground, often remaining concealed among vegetation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.