The male has a red throat stripe and a chestnut breast dotted with white. This small bird stays near grass and shrubs and hops along the ground searching for seeds and small insects.
The male has a dark slate-gray head with a red-orange stripe down the center of the throat. Its chestnut breast and belly have white spots and short bars, and its rump is orange-red.
It is often seen in pairs or small groups near ground cover, moving with long, quick hops. It eats grass seeds, termites and other insects, and spiders.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.