The Maroon-backed Accentor ranges from the eastern Himalayas to southern China. It has a dark gray head and chestnut wings and keeps to dense cover.
Adults have a dark gray head and back, chestnut wings, gray underparts, and darker cinnamon flanks and undertail.
It forages on the ground under thick vegetation, feeding on invertebrates and seeds as well as some berries.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.