This fantail is found in the moist forests of Seram Island and is marked by a white throat with dark breast streaks
The brown head has two white marks near the eye, and the white throat is bordered below by bold black streaks. The upperparts are rufous, and the long broad tail has pale tips
It often holds its tail cocked and fans it, and singles or pairs may join mixed-species flocks. In moist foothill and montane forest, it catches small invertebrates in the air
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.