This small bird inhabits mid-altitude rainforest in New Guinea. Its chin and lower breast are rufous, and it hops while searching for food on the ground and in low shrubs. The belly color varies among subspecies.
The chin through the lower breast is rufous, the upperparts are black, and the flanks are brown. Belly color varies among subspecies.
In mid-altitude rainforest, it hops actively while searching for food on the ground and in low shrubs.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.