An old field account records the Marsh Babbler in Assam, northeastern India. It describes a bird that skulks in grass and reeds, with olive-brown upperparts and streaked flanks.
The historical description gives it olive-brown upperparts, a rufous forehead and lores, white cheeks barred with brown, and a white throat and central breast and belly. Strong brown streaks mark the breast sides and flanks.
It is described as shy and skulking in grass and reeds. Historical observations place nests in grass or reeds, including upland grass and the margins of rivers and swamps.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.