The Striped Flufftail has very different plumage in males and females. It searches the ground in grassland for insects, worms, and other food.
The male has a chestnut head and neck, a white chin, and dark brownish upperparts marked with pale streaks. Its short, fluffy tail is chestnut. The female is dull brown, with an orange-brown face and black bars on the tail.
On clear ground in grassland it feeds on insects, earthworms, small spiders, and seeds. It breeds during the rains and makes a grass or rootlet nest on the ground.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.