This robin-chat has a black head, white eyebrow, orange throat, and orange sides to its tail. It moves in the lower growth of East African forests and woodlands.
The head and cheeks are black, with a white line above the eye. The throat is orange, and the tail has a black center with orange sides.
It uses the understory of montane forest and wooded places, and may also occur in gardens. It is usually in pairs and gives a musical, complex song.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.