This social African bird inhabits woodland and savanna. White arrow-shaped marks across the breast and belly are its distinctive feature.
Adults have brown to gray-brown upperparts, white arrowhead-shaped marks on the breast and belly, and dark wings and tail.
Groups search the ground and undergrowth, feeding mainly on invertebrates. In cooperative breeding, birds beyond the pair may help care for young.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.