The Forest Scrub Robin lives in the understory of forests in western and central Africa. It has olive-brown upperparts and a chestnut rump, and searches the ground for insects and other invertebrates.
The 1883 adult description gives olive-brown upperparts, a chestnut rump and upper tail base, white markings above the eye and on the throat, and reddish-buff chest and flanks.
It searches the ground for invertebrates in the understory of lowland and escarpment forests. Oiseaux.net lists voice records from forests including Atewa and Kakum in Ghana.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.