This small cuckoo has a gray crown, brown back, reddish throat and chest, and cream belly. It feeds mainly on caterpillars.
The crown is gray, the back brown, the throat and chest reddish, and the belly cream-colored. The local guide describes it as a small, distinctive cuckoo.
It feeds mainly on caterpillars. It is diurnal and occurs in humid forest, riparian woodland, and savanna among other habitats.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.