This shortwing occurs in the hills of southern India. Its account describes a slaty-blue back and breast, white belly, and rufous-brown flanks; birds are met singly or in pairs among undergrowth and small trees.
The back and breast are slaty blue, with a black frontal band. The belly is white and the flanks and undertail are rufous brown. The volume describes the sexes as alike.
The volume reports birds singly or in pairs among undergrowth and small trees.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.