A forest-floor babbler of humid evergreen forest in eastern Madagascar. It searches for small invertebrates on the ground and in the lower vegetation.
The head is rufous-brown, with a white stripe above the eye that continues to the throat. The upperparts are olive-brown.
In humid evergreen forest, it searches the floor and lower vegetation for spiders, beetles, and other small invertebrates. It is seen in pairs or small groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.