This small bird walks through dry grassland. Males have rufous and black-and-white markings, and only males incubate the eggs.
Males have a rufous-brown head and back, a pale face, and black-and-cream streaking. Females are similar but have a deeper rufous breast.
It eats grass seeds and termites and other insects. It can be active at night, and only the male incubates the eggs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.