The Chestnut-crowned Babbler is marked by a chestnut crown and gray facial pattern. It searches for food in small flocks on the ground in dry, open woodland.
It has a long, decurved bill, a gray mask, a pale eyebrow, a chestnut crown, and white wing bars. The throat and breast are white with a dark border.
Noisy small flocks walk along the ground while searching for food in dry, open woodland.
The eyes are dark.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.