This thrush is found in the mountains of Sumatra. Its black plumage has deep blue glossed spots, and it forages on the ground and in the lower levels of moist forest.
Its velvety black plumage has broad, deep-blue glossed spots, with blue on the forehead, supercilium, and nape. Females are blacker than males and have fewer blue body spots.
It feeds mostly on vegetable matter, and also takes fruit, seeds, insects, and larvae. It forages on the ground and at middle levels of trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.