It is gray-brown with fine markings. The male has a long tail that looks W-shaped when spread. It is nocturnal and occurs along rivers.
It is gray-brown overall, with bars on the breast and belly. The male has long outer and central tail feathers that form a W shape, and white bands on the primaries. The female has a gray tail with dark bars and narrow rufous bands on the wings.
It is nocturnal and terrestrial, using semi-open places such as freshwater sandbars, riverine forest, and open woodland. It eats invertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.