This slender prinia inhabits dry grassland and scrub in East Africa. It has grey-brown upperparts, pale underparts and a long tail, and is often seen in pairs.
It is a slim, long-tailed bird with pale grey-brown upperparts and white underparts. It often cocks its tail; immatures may show a buff wash below.
It inhabits dry thorn savanna and shrubland and gleans invertebrates from vegetation. The eBird/Merlin account says it is usually seen in pairs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.