This small bird occurs in central and northern Namibia in savanna woodland and riverine thickets. It searches for small invertebrates low down and has greenish upperparts, grayish underparts, and a short cocked tail.
It has relatively long legs and bill, short rounded wings, greenish upperparts, and grayish underparts. It often holds its short tail cocked over its back.
In Namibia, records include dry-savanna thickets, riverine bush, patches of evergreen forest, gardens, and parks. It gleans small invertebrates low on leaves and stems or on the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.