A small bird of central Australian rocky areas and gorges, it has rusty-brown plumage with fine white streaks and moves around rocks and spinifex clumps near the ground.
It is rusty brown with fine white streaks on the head and chest. An adult female shows a small rusty flank patch.
It stays near the ground, scrambling among rocks and spinifex clumps. Rocky areas and gorges are among its habitats.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.