A thrush of eastern African highlands, recorded in forest, scrub, inland wetlands and human-modified habitats. BirdLife International’s 2016 assessment classifies it as an altitudinal migrant.
About 23 cm long, with dark olive-brown upperparts, a pale throat marked with dark streaks, a bright rufous belly, and orange bill and legs.
The assessment lists forest, shrubland, inland wetlands and artificial terrestrial habitats, and classifies the species as an altitudinal migrant.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.