A small bird of Southeast Asian forest floors and thickets. Males have rich songs and can imitate the calls of other birds.
Males have glossy blue-black upperparts, orange underparts, a white rump, and a long tail. Females and juveniles are grayer to browner and have shorter tails.
It hides among forest understory and thickets while searching for insects and spiders. Males sing often and may imitate other birds.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.