A small bird endemic to Rodrigues. Both sexes are usually brown on the back, wings and tail, and search branches and leaf undersides for insects.
Both sexes are normally brown on the back, wings and tail. During the breeding season, the male develops yellowish feathers.
It searches bark crevices and leaf undersides for insects while moving along branches. It also eats spiders, seeds, fruit and nectar, and occurs in pairs or flocks.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.