A small cisticola of Angola. It has a greyish back and a very pale reddish face. A Mount Moco bird account says it is common in dense thickets in valleys at the foot of the mountain.
Lynes's 1930 description of the Angolan lepe form notes a greyish back and a very pale red face.
The Mount Moco bird account reports the species as common in dense thickets in valleys at the base of the mountain.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.