This African bird spirals up trunks in open woodland while searching bark for insects; it has spotted and barred plumage and a thin down-curved bill.
It has strongly spotted and barred plumage and a thin, pointed bill that curves downward.
It uses open deciduous forest, broad-leaved woodland, and mangroves, spiraling up trunks and branches to search for moths, caterpillars, beetles, and other insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.